2 Samuel 23:3
He said — the God of Israel — to me, He spake — the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man is righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.This verse in the real world
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- יִרְאָהyirʼâhfear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
- מָשַׁלmâshalto rule
- צוּרtsûwrproperly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figurative
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- דָבַרdâbarperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a des
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Deu 32:4, 2Sa 22:32, Exo 18:21, Psa 72:2, Heb 1:8, Deu 16:18–20, Psa 82:3–4, Exo 23:6–8