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22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 22:22. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 54
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃

10 word entries
אַֽל
Lemma
408
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H408
Occurrences
576
תִּגְזָל
Lemma
1497
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal jussive 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1497
Occurrences
21
דָּ֭ל
Lemma
1800
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H1800
Occurrences
36
כִּ֣י
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
דַל
Lemma
1800
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H1800
Occurrences
36
ה֑וּא
Lemma
1931
Morphology
Hebrew: pronoun
Part of Speech
pronoun
Strong's
H1931
Occurrences
1188
וְאַל
Lemma
c/408
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + particle
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H408
Occurrences
148
תְּדַכֵּ֖א
Lemma
1792
Morphology
Hebrew: verb piel jussive 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1792
Occurrences
12
עָנִ֣י
Lemma
6041
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H6041
Occurrences
59
בַשָּֽׁעַר
Lemma
b/8179
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H8179
Occurrences
93
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Μὴ ἀποβιάζου πένητα, πτωχὸς γὰρ ἐστι, καὶ μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς ἀσθενῆ ἐν πύλαις.

12 word entries
Μὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
μή
Transliteration
me
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not, lest
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle commonly used with non-indicative moods.
Occurrences
2979
ἀποβιάζου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
apobiazoy
Morphology
genitive singular masculine/neuter pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
πένητα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
peneta
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
26
πτωχὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
ptochos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
27
γὰρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
γάρ
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
postpositive explanatory conjunction
Gloss
for, because
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Explanatory or causal conjunction.
Occurrences
1390
ἐστι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
esti
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it is
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
5427
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
μὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
μή
Transliteration
me
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not, lest
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle commonly used with non-indicative moods.
Occurrences
2979
ἀτιμάσῃς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
atimases
Morphology
genitive singular feminine or nominative masculine pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
ἀσθενῆ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
asthene
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
πύλαις
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
pylais
Morphology
noun, feminine dative plural
Gloss
gates
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Gate, entrance, or doorway.
Occurrences
276
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܠܐ ܬܬܘܟ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܣܟܝܢ ܗܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܡܟܟ ܠܒܝ̇ܫܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ

10 word entries
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܬܬܘܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ttwk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܠܡܣܟܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lmskn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
40
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2606
ܕܡܣܟܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmskyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
12
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
2003
ܘܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܠܐ
Transliteration
wl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1993
ܬܡܟܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tmkk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
ܠܒܝ̇ܫܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lbysh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
20
ܒܬܪܥܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
btr''
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
61
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

לָא תִגְזוֹל לְמִסְכְּנָא מְטוּל דְמִסְכֵּינָא הוּא וְלָא תְמַכֵּיךְ עַנְיָא בְתַרְעָא׃

10 word entries
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
תִגְזוֹל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tgzwl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
לְמִסְכְּנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lmskn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
22
מְטוּל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
טול
Transliteration
mtwl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
322
דְמִסְכֵּינָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dmskyn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
4
הוּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
הוא
Transliteration
hw'
Morphology
personal/demonstrative pronoun
Gloss
he, it
Occurrences
992
וְלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ולא
Transliteration
wl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1587
תְמַכֵּיךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tmkyk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
עַנְיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'ny'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
31
בְתַרְעָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
btr''
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
124
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est, neque conteras egenum in porta:

12 word entries
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
facias
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facio
Transliteration
facias
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4719
violentiam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
violentiam
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
4
pauperi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pauper
Transliteration
pauperi
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
231
quia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quia
Transliteration
quia
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2543
pauper
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pauper
Transliteration
pauper
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
231
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
neque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
neque
Transliteration
neque
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
930
conteras
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
contero
Transliteration
conteras
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
173
egenum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
egenus
Transliteration
egenum
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
32
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
porta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
porta
Transliteration
porta
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
412

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Zechariah 7:10

and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

8 relevance votes

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right , and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

7 relevance votes

Exodus 23:6

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

6 relevance votes

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

5 relevance votes

Job 31:16

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

5 relevance votes

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

4 relevance votes
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