Proverbs 28:2
6588 [e]   2
bə·p̄e·ša‘   2
בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע   2
Because of the transgression   2
Prep‑b | N‑msc   2
776 [e]
’e·reṣ
אֶ֭רֶץ
of a land
N‑fs
7227 [e]
rab·bîm
רַבִּ֣ים
many [are]
Adj‑mp
8269 [e]
śā·re·hā;
שָׂרֶ֑יהָ
its princes
N‑mpc | 3fs
120 [e]
ū·ḇə·’ā·ḏām
וּבְאָדָ֥ם
but by a man
Conj‑w, Prep‑b | N‑ms
995 [e]
mê·ḇîn
מֵבִ֥ין
of understanding
V‑Hifil‑Prtcpl‑ms
3045 [e]
yō·ḏê·a‘,
יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ
[and] knowledge
V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms
3651 [e]
kên
כֵּ֣ן
Right
Adv
  
 
.
 
 
 748 [e]
ya·’ă·rîḵ.
יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃
will be prolonged
V‑Hifil‑Imperf‑3ms


















Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

New American Standard Bible
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding [and] knowledge, so it endures.

King James Bible
For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
When a land transgresses, it gains a succession of leaders, but with an understanding and knowledgeable man, its stability endures.

American Standard Version
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof'shall be prolonged.

Young's Literal Translation
By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.
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