Proverbs 30:14
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
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ASV
There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
KJV
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| דּ֤וֹר׀ | Dor | a generation | H1755 → |
| חֲרָב֣וֹת | cha.ra.Vot | [are] swords | H2719 → |
| שִׁנָּיו֮ | shi.Nav | teeth its | H8127 → |
| וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת | u.ma.'a.kha.Lot | and [are] knives | H3979 → |
| מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו | me.ta.le.'O.Tav | jaw bones its | H4973 → |
| לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | le.'e.Khol | to devour | H398 → |
| עֲנִיִּ֣ים | 'a.ni.Yim | afflicted [people] | H6041 → |
| מֵאֶ֑רֶץ | me.'E.retz | from [the] earth | H776 → |
| וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים | ve.'ev.yo.Nim | and needy [people] | H34 → |
| מֵאָדָֽם׃ פ | me.'a.Dam | from humankind | H120 → |
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