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Proverbs 29:14

In Proverbs 29 of Proverbs.

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

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מֶ֤לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.שׁוֹפֵ֣טshofetjudgeשָׁפַטverb, qal, participle, absolute — “judge”, a verb used as a describing wordH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.בֶּֽאֱמֶ֣תbeemetin assuredאֶמֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in assured”, the ordinary formH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.דַּלִּ֑יםdalimleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.כִּ֝סְא֗וֹkisvothroneכִּסֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.לָעַ֥דlaadto eternityעַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to eternity”, the ordinary formH5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.יִכּֽוֹןyikonbe fittedכּוּןverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

World English Bible

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

Darby Translation

A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Douay-Rheims

The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βασιλέως ἐν ἀληθείᾳ κρίνοντος πτωχοὺς, ὁ θρόνος αὐτοῦ εἰς μαρτύριον κατασταθήσεται.

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