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person common singular">Prep | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8269: 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain <BR> 1a) chieftain, leader <BR> 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) <BR> 1c) captain, general, commander (military) <BR> 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) <BR> 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) <BR> 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) <BR> 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) <BR> 1h) patron-angel <BR> 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) <BR> 1j) warden">8269</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8269 -- Occurrence 305 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׂרִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sarim_8269.htm" title="sa·Rim: princes -- Occurrence 7 of 14.">śā-rîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">princes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8323.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8323: 1) to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over, reign, govern <BR> 1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern <BR> 1b) (Hithpael) to lord it over">8323</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8323.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8323 -- Occurrence 4 of 6">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יָשֹׂ֑רוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yasoru_8323.htm" title="ya·So·ru;: rule -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">yā-śō-rū;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">rule</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5081.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5081: adj <BR> 1) inclined, willing, noble, generous <BR> 1a) incited, inclined, willing<BR> 1b) noble, princely (in rank) <BR> 1c) noble (in mind and character) <BR> n m <BR> 2) noble one">5081</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5081.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5081 -- Occurrence 18 of 29">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/unedivim_5081.htm" title="u·ne·di·Vim,: and nobles -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ū-nə-ḏî-ḇîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and nobles</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adjective - masculine plural">Conj-w | Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 3951 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כָּל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kol_3605.htm" title="kol-: All -- Occurrence 1958 of 2745.">kāl-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8199: 1) to judge, govern, vindicate, punish <BR> 1a) (Qal)<BR> 1a1) to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man) <BR> 1a1a) to rule, govern, judge <BR> 1a2) to decide controversy (of God, man) <BR> 1a3) to execute judgment <BR> 1a3a) discriminating (of man) <BR> 1a3b) vindicating <BR> 1a3c) condemning and punishing <BR> 1a3d) at theophanic advent for final judgment <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together <BR> 1b2) to be judged <BR> 1c) (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)">8199</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8199 -- Occurrence 135 of 203">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שֹׁ֥פְטֵי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shofetei_8199.htm" title="Sho·fe·tei: judge -- Occurrence 5 of 6.">šō-p̄ə-ṭê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the judges</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct">V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 1638 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צֶֽדֶק׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzedek_776.htm" title="Tze·dek.: of the earth -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ṣe-ḏeq.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the earth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br 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title="bi">בִּ֭י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8269.htm" title="sa·rim: princes -- 8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince">שָׂרִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8323.htm" title="ya·so·ru;: rule -- 8323: to be or act as prince, rule">יָשֹׂ֑רוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5081.htm" title="u·ne·di·vim: and nobles -- 5081: inclined, generous, noble">וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="kol-: All -- 3605: the whole, all">כָּל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8199.htm" title="sho·fe·tei: judge -- 8199: to judge, govern">שֹׁ֥פְטֵי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="tze·dek.: of the earth -- 776: earth, land">צֶֽדֶק׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/8.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8269.htm" title="sar (sar) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task-))master">By me princes</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8323.htm" title="sarar (saw-rar') -- X altogether, make self a prince, (bear) rule">rule</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5081.htm" title="nadiyb (naw-deeb') -- free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing ((hearted))">and nobles</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8199.htm" title="shaphat (shaw-fat') -- + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule">even all the judges</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="'erets (eh'-rets) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world">of the earth</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">בִּ֭י שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">בי שרים ישרו ונדיבים כל־שפטי צדק׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">בי שרים ישרו ונדיבים כל־שפטי צדק׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:16 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">בי שרים ישרו ונדיבים כל שפטי צדק׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/8-16.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By me princes rule, and nobles, <i>even</i> all the judges of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />by me, princes lead, as do nobles and all righteous judges. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">I love</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 2:30</span> Why the LORD God of Israel said, I said indeed that your house, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/91-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 91:14</span> Because he has set his love on me, therefore will I deliver him: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm" 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