Proverbs 6:35

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹא־יִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣י כָל־כֹּ֑פֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה כִּ֣י תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃ פ

Transliteration

Not-yiśśāʾ pənê any-kōper and-not-yōʾveh though tarbeh-šōḥad

Grammar Details

*yiśśāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will accept/lift up
*pənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - face of
*kōper*: noun, masculine singular - ransom/bribe
*yōʾveh*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will be willing/consent
*tarbeh*: verb, hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you increase/multiply
*šōḥad*: noun, masculine singular - gift/present/bribe

Word Meanings

*yiśśāʾ* *pənê*: will accept/will show favor to/will regard
*kōper*: ransom/bribe/payment
*yōʾveh*: will be willing/will consent/will agree
*tarbeh*: increase/multiply/make great
*šōḥad*: gift/present/bribe

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 5:1 : 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Jehovah had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, [but he was] a leper.
Prov 4:3 : 3 For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Prov 7:13 : 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, [And] with an impudent face she said unto him:
Prov 8:25 : 25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;
Isa 2:9 : 9 And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.
Mal 2:9 : 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.

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