poor
a.nav denotes people portrayed as poor or afflicted, and in other clauses as humble or lowly before God.
The term most often marks people in conditions of poverty, affliction, or oppression, especially where they are denied justice, heard by the LORD, or receive help. Other verses present the same adjective for humble or lowly people, including Moses and those whom the LORD guides, favors, lifts up, or adorns.
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Poor or afflicted people · dominant
The masculine plural adjective identifies people who are trampled, pushed aside, denied justice, or addressed as recipients of aid. In Amos 2:7 the APB renders a clause about crushing the heads of the poor and turning aside the way of the humble; in Isaiah 32:7 it renders the ruin of the poor and afflicted through lying words and denial of justice. Isaiah 61:1 places the plural form in the announcement of tidings to the poor.
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Humble or lowly people · common
The adjective also occurs where humility or lowliness is the salient portrayal rather than an act of oppression. Numbers 12:3 uses the masculine singular adjective of Moses and the APB calls him “very humble”; Psalm 25:9 has two plural occurrences in the clauses about being led in justice and taught God's way. Psalm 147:6 contrasts those lifted up with the wicked cast down.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously presents the group as “poor,” “afflicted,” “humble,” or “lowly.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these terms show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed equivalents for every occurrence.