פְנֵי־דָ֔ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 פְנֵי־דָ֔ל

   fe-NEI-DAL

   the face of the poor
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל

   lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL

   do not lift up the face of the poor
3. clause🔊 לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל

   lo-ta-ah-SOO A-vel ba-mish-PAT lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL ve-LO teh-DAR pe-NEI ga-DOL

   do not injustice in court do not lift up the face of the poor nor honor face of the great
4. sentence🔊 לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃

   lo-ta-ah-SOO A-vel ba-mish-PAT lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL ve-LO teh-DAR pe-NEI ga-DOL be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha

   do not injustice in court do not lift up the face of the poor nor honor face of the great in righteousness judge your neighbor

Exegesis

The phrases pənê dal {פְנֵי־דָ֔ל | pənê dāl} and pənê gadol {פְנֵ֣י־גָד֑וֹל | pənê gādôl} employ construct-state idioms for bias toward the poor and deference to the great.