You should notאַלhave enteredתָּבוֹאthe gateבְשַׁעַרof my peopleעַמִּיon the dayבְּיוֹםof their calamity;אֵידָםyou should notאַלhave looked,תֵּרֶאyou too,גַם אַתָּהon his disasterבְּרָעָתוֹon the dayבְּיוֹםof his calamity,אֵידוֹnorוְאַלlaid handsתִּשְׁלַחְנָהon his wealthבְחֵילוֹon the dayבְּיוֹםof his calamity.אֵידוֹ
Obadiah 1:13
Study it in the app“You 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Obadiah 1:13, word by word
- have enteredתָּבוֹאtavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “tavo” appears- the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of their calamityאֵידָeda
calamity
Calamity: a great misfortune that falls on someone.
Where else “eda” appears- have lookedתֵּרֶאtere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tere” appears- on his disasterרָעָתraat
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raat” appears- laid handsתִּשְׁלַחְנָהtishlachna
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “tishlachna” appears- on his wealthחֵילchel
wealth
The goods and wealth someone gathers.
Where else “chel” appears
The context
12And 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14Nor should you have stood at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives, nor handed over his survivors on the day of distress.