1 Samuel 2:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
makes poorמֹורִ֣ישׁ
(mo·v·rish)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
and rich;וּמַעֲשִׁ֑יר
(u·ma·'a·shir;)
6238: to be or become richa prim. root
He brings low,מַשְׁפִּ֖יל
(mash·pil)
8213: to be or become low, to be abaseda prim. root
He alsoאַף־
(af-)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
exalts.מְרֹומֵֽם׃
(me·ro·v·mem.)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
maketh poor
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
and maketh rich
`ashar  (aw-shar')
to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich -- be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg).
he bringeth low
shaphel  (shaw-fale')
to depress or sink (expec. figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
and
'aph  (af)
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
lifteth up
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD makes poor and rich; He brings low, He also exalts.

King James Bible
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD brings poverty and gives wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

International Standard Version
The LORD makes people poor and he makes people rich, he brings them low, and he also exalts them.

NET Bible
The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles [people]; he also promotes them.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.
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