Proverbs 28:3 Go deeper

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. (KJV)

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גֶּ֣בֶרGe.vera man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 1

רָ֭שׁrashpoor

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

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

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 28:3 word 2

וְעֹשֵׁ֣קve.'o.Shekand [who] oppresses

Lemma: עָשַׁק (a.shaq) · Strong's: H6231

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

Meaning: to oppress

Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6231; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 3

דַּלִּ֑יםda.Limpoor [people]

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 4

מָטָ֥רma.Tarrain

Lemma: מָטַר (ma.tar) · Strong's: H4306

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

Meaning: rain

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34, Deuteronomy 11:11, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4306; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 5

סֹ֝חֵ֗ףso.Chef[which] washes away

Lemma: סָחַף (sa.chaph) · Strong's: H5502

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

Meaning: to prostatrate

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 46:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5502; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 6

וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 7

לָֽחֶם\׃La.chem[is] food

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G

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

Meaning: food

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A destitute	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
leader	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
who oppresses	→	עָשַׁק H6231 to oppress
the poor	→	דַּל H1800 poor
is like a driving	→	סָחַף H5502 to prostatrate
rain	→	מָטַר H4306 rain
that leaves no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food

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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