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Proverbs 30:14

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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דּ֤וֹרdorageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.חֲרָב֣וֹתcharavotknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.שִׁנָּיו֮shinayvivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ivory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתumaakhalotand knifeמַאֲכֶלֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and knife”, the ordinary formH3979something to eat with,i.e. a knifeknife.מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוmetalotayvcheek toothמְתַלְּעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cheek tooth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4973properly, a biter, i.e. a toothcheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.לֶאֱכֹ֣לleekholto eatאָכַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to eat”, the to-form of the verbH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.עֲנִיִּ֣יםaniyimafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.מֵאֶ֑רֶץmeeretsfrom earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםveevyonimand beggarאֶבְיוֹןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).מֵאָדָֽםmeadamfrom personאָדָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

A generation — swords [are] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.

World English Bible

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

Darby Translation

— a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.

Douay-Rheims

A generation, that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)