Proverbs

Proverbs 30:21–23

²¹Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

²²a servant who becomes king,

a fool who is filled with food,

²³an unloved woman who marries,

and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
three things	שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ	lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
the earth	אֶ֑רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
trembles	רָ֣גְזָה	rā·ḡə·zāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
under	וְתַ֥חַת	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
four	אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
it cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bear up	שְׂאֵֽת׃	śə·’êṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5375 lift, take, carry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a servant	עֶ֭בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
who	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
becomes king	יִמְל֑וֹךְ	yim·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
a fool	וְ֝נָבָ֗ל	wə·nā·ḇāl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless
who	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
is filled	יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־	yiś·ba‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
with food	לָֽחֶם׃	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
an unloved woman	שְׂ֭נוּאָה	śə·nû·ʾāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H8130 hate
who	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
marries	תִבָּעֵ֑ל	ṯib·bā·‘êl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1166 marry, rule over
and a maidservant	וְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗ה	wə·šip̄·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
who	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
supplants	תִירַ֥שׁ	ṯî·raš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
her mistress	גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃פ	gə·ḇir·tāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1404 mistress

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.