Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 31:2-9

2Whatמַה־mah-H4100, mysonH1248? andwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100, OsonH1248of mywombבִּטְנִ֑יbit.NiH990, andwhatוּ֝מֶהU.mehH4100, OsonH1248of myvowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088?

3Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notH408thystrengthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428untowomenH802,norH408thywaysוּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870to thatwhichH802destroyethkingsמְלָכִֽין׃me.la.KhinH4428.

4It isnotH408forkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428, OLemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927, it isnotH408forkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428todrinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;norH408for princes tosayH176, Where isstrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354?

5Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theydrinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354, andforgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911the law, and pervert thejudgmentדִּ֣יןdinH1779ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605that isafflictedבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121.

6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941unto him that is ready toperishלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6, andwineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196unto thebitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751insoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315:

7LetH3808himdrinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354, andforgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911hispovertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389, andrememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142hismiseryוַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999noH3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

8Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310for the dumb, in thecauseדִּ֝֗יןDinH1779ofallH3605suchH3605as are left desolate.

9Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,judgeשְׁפָט־she.fot-H8199righteouslyצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664, and ministerjudgmentH8199to thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פve.'ev.YonH34.

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