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Takeלְקַחhis garment,בִּגְדוֹforכִּיhe has become suretyעָרַבfor a stranger,זָרand forוּבְעַדa foreign womanנָכְרִיָּהtake a pledge from him.חַבְלֵהוּ
Proverbs 20:16
Study it in the app“Take his garment, for he has become surety for a stranger, and for a foreign woman take a pledge from him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:16, word by word
- Takeלְקַחlekach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lekach” appears- his garmentבִּגְדbigd
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigd” appears- he has become suretyעָרַבarav
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “arav” appears- for a strangerזָרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears- a foreign womanנָכְרִיָּהnachriya
foreign, stranger
Foreign, strange; a foreigner, someone outside the family.
Where else “nachriya” appears- take a pledge from himחַבְלֵchavle
take in pledge
To hold something until a debt is paid.
Where else “chavle” appears
Translation note
The same saying appears in 27:13.
The context
15There is gold and an abundance of pearls, but a precious vessel are lips of knowledge.
16 · This verse (above)
17Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.