King James Version

1 Samuel 2:7

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

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יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מוֹרִ֣ישׁmorishexpelיָרַשׁverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “expel”, a verb used as a describing wordH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…וּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירumaashirand make . See H6240עָשַׁרconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and make . See H6240”, a verb used as a describing wordH6238properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) richbe(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See H6240 (עָשָׂר).מַשְׁפִּ֖ילmashpilabaseשָׁפֵלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “abase”, a verb used as a describing wordH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.מְרוֹמֵֽםmeromemhighרוּםverb, polel, participle, absolute — “high”, a verb used as a describing wordH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

World English Bible

Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

Darby Translation

Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:

Douay-Rheims

The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings low, and lifts up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος πτωχίζει καὶ πλουτίζει, ταπεινοῖ καὶ ἀνυψοῖ.