Obadiah 1:12

“And you should not have looked on the day of your brother, on the day of his misfortune, nor rejoiced over the sons of Judah on the day of their ruin, nor made your mouth large on the day of distress.”

Obadiah 1:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Obadiah 1:12, word by word

have lookedתֵּרֶאtere

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “tere” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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of your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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of his misfortuneנָכְרnachr

disaster

Disaster, unexpected misfortune.

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rejoicedתִּשְׂמַחtismach

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “tismach” appears
over the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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of their ruinאָבְדָavda

perish

To die, be ruined.

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made your mouth largeתַּגְדֵּלtagdel

exalt oneself

To exalt oneself proudly.

Where else “tagdel” appears
made your mouth largeפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
of distressצָרָהtsara

distress

A time of hardship or danger.

Where else “tsara” appears

Translation note

In Hebrew, 12-14 literally say “do not look… do not rejoice…”; it can be understood as referring to what Edom had already done (v. 11).

The context

11On the day that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried off his army, and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots over Jerusalem, you too were like one of them.

12 · This verse (above)

13You should not have entered the gate of my people on the day of their calamity; you should not have looked, you too, on his disaster on the day of his calamity, nor laid hands on his wealth on the day of his calamity.

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