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Whoever withholdsמֹנֵעַgrain,בָּרthe peopleלְאוֹםwill curse him,יִקְּבֻהוּbut blessingוּבְרָכָהis on the headלְרֹאשׁof the one who sells it.מַשְׁבִּיר
Proverbs 11:26
Study it in the app“Whoever withholds grain, the people will curse him, but blessing is on the head of the one who sells it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:26, word by word
- Whoever withholdsמֹנֵעַmonea
withhold
Withhold, refuse, hold back.
Where else “monea” appears- grainבָּרbar
grain
Cereal already threshed and cleaned, the basis of bread.
Where else “bar” appears- the peopleלְאוֹםleom
people, nation
People, nation.
Where else “leom” appears- will curse himיִקְּבֻyikvu
blaspheme
To speak ill of the Name of YHWH and curse it.
Where else “yikvu” appears- but blessingבְרָכָהveracha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “veracha” appears- is on the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the one who sells itמַשְׁבִּירmashbir
sell grain
To give wheat or barley to others in return for money.
Where else “mashbir” appears
The context
25A soul of blessing will be filled to the full, and one who waters will also himself be watered.
26 · This verse (above)
27Whoever eagerly seeks good seeks favor, but whoever searches for evil, it will come to him.