Proverbs 30:14 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	There is a generation	דּ֤וֹר׀	h1755
1	are as swords	חֲרָב֣וֹת	h2719
2	whose teeth	שִׁנָּיו֮	h8127
3	as knives	וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת	h3979
4	and their jaw teeth	מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו	h4973
5	to devour	לֶאֱכֹ֣ל	h398
6	the poor	עֲנִיִּ֣ים	h6041
7	from off the earth	מֵאֶ֑רֶץ	h776
8	and the needy	וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים	h34
9	from among men	מֵאָדָֽם׃	h120

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

American Standard Version (ASV)

There is a generation whose teeth are `as' swords, and their jaw teeth `as' knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

-- a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.

World English Bible (WEB)

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And their jaws like knives, To devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

A generation -- swords `are' their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from `among' men.