Proverbs

Proverbs 23:10–11

¹⁰Do not move an ancient boundary stone

or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹for their Redeemer is strong;

He will take up their case against you.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
move	תַּ֭סֵּג	tas·sêḡ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H5253 retreat
an ancient	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
boundary stone	גְּב֣וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
encroach	תָּבֹֽא׃	tā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
on the fields	וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י	ū·ḇiś·ḏê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7704 id.
of the fatherless	יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים	yə·ṯō·w·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3490 orphan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their Redeemer	גֹאֲלָ֥ם	ḡō·’ă·lām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman
is strong	חָזָ֑ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
He	הֽוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will take up	יָרִ֖יב	yā·rîḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
their case	רִיבָ֣ם	rî·ḇām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7379 strife, dispute
against you	אִתָּֽךְ׃	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 23:10 Zechariah 7:10 · Proverbs 22:28 · Jeremiah 22:3 · Deuteronomy 27:17 · James 1:27 · Deuteronomy 19:14 · Job 24:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:5 · Malachi 3:5 · Job 22:9 · Psalm 94:6 · Job 6:27

Proverbs 23:11 Proverbs 22:23 · Job 19:25 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Psalm 12:5 · Exodus 22:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.