Proverbs

Proverbs 21:13

¹³Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,

he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever shuts	אֹטֵ֣ם	’ō·ṭêm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H331 shut, shut up
his ears	אָ֭זְנוֹ	’ā·zə·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
to the cry	מִזַּעֲקַת־	miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2201 shriek, outcry
of the poor	דָּ֑ל	dāl	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
he	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
too	גַּֽם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
shall cry out	יִ֝קְרָ֗א	yiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
and receive no answer	יֵעָנֶֽה׃	yê·‘ā·neh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.