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Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

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פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יִ֭שְׁתֶּהyishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְיִשְׁכַּ֣חveyishkachand forgetשָׁכַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.מְחֻקָּ֑קmechuqaqappointחָקַקverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “appoint”, a verb used as a describing wordH2710properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribeappoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּהvishanehand alterשָׁנָהconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and alter”, an unfinished actionH8138to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.דִּ֣יןdinjudgementדִּיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “judgement”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1779judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strifecause, judgement, plea, strife.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).בְּנֵיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֹֽנִיoniafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lest they drink, and forget that which is decreed, and pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

World English Bible

lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

Darby Translation

— lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.

Douay-Rheims

And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)