Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see, behold 1a2) to see as a seer in the ecstatic state 1a3) to see, perceive 1a3a) with the intelligence 1a3b) to see (by experience) 1a3c) to provide">2372 [e] חָזִ֡יתָ ḥā-zî-ṯā Do you see V-Qal-Perf-2ms 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)">376 [e] אִ֤ישׁ ׀ ’îš a man N-ms 4106 [e] מָ֘הִ֤יר mā-hîr [who] excels Adj-ms 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious">4399 [e] בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ bim-laḵ-tōw, in his work Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] לִֽפְנֵֽי־ lip̄-nê- before Prep-l | N-mpc 4428 [e] מְלָכִ֥ים mə-lā-ḵîm kings N-mp 1a) (Hithpael) to station oneself, take one's stand, stand, present oneself, stand with someone">3320 [e] יִתְיַצָּ֑ב yiṯ-yaṣ-ṣāḇ; He will stand V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms 1077 [e] בַּל־ bal- not Adv 1a) (Hithpael) to station oneself, take one's stand, stand, present oneself, stand with someone">3320 [e] יִ֝תְיַצֵּב yiṯ-yaṣ-ṣêḇ He will stand V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֥י lip̄-nê before Prep-l | N-cpc 2823 [e] חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ ḥă-šuk-kîm. unknown [men] Adj-mp   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.

King James Bible
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.

a man

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he shall stand that is, he shall have the honour or serving kings; as the phrase denotes mean men.

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