Proverbs 29:14 Go deeper

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. (KJV)

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מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:14 word 1

שׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.Fet[who] judges

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

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

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Proverbs 29:14 word 2

בֶּֽאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.Metin truth

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: faithful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 34:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:14 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 29:14 word 4

כִּ֝סְא֗וֹkis.'Othrone his

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G

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

Meaning: throne

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:14 word 5

לָעַ֥דla.'Adfor ever

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5703

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

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:18, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Job 19:24, Job 20:4, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5703; TAHOT Proverbs 29:14 word 6

יִכּֽוֹן\׃yi.Konit will be established

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 29:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
who judges	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
the poor	→	דַּל H1800 poor
with fairness	→	אֱמֶת H0571G truth: faithful
his throne	→	כִּסֵּא H3678G throne
will be established	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
forever	→	עַד H5703 perpetuity

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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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