Proverbs 22:7 Go deeper

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. (KJV)

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עָ֭שִׁיר'A.shira rich [person]

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 1

בְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.Shimover poor [people]

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 2

יִמְשׁ֑וֹלyim.Sholhe rules

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 3

וְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedand [is] a servant

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 4

לֹ֝וֶ֗הlo.Veha borrower

Lemma: לָוָה (la.vah) · Strong's: H3867B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to borrow

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44, Nehemiah 5:4, Psalms 37:21, Psalms 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3867B; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 5

לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ishof a person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 6

מַלְוֶֽה\׃mal.Veha lender

Lemma: לָוָה (la.vah) · Strong's: H3867B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to borrow

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44, Nehemiah 5:4, Psalms 37:21, Psalms 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3867B; TAHOT Proverbs 22:7 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The rich	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
rule	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
over the poor	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
and the borrower	→	לָוָה H3867B to borrow
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
is slave	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
to the lender	→	לָוָה H3867B to borrow

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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