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An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto YHWHיְהוָהare weightאֶבֶןand weight,וָאָבֶןand scalesוּמֹאזְנֵיof deceitמִרְמָהare notלֹאgood.טוֹב
Proverbs 20:23
Study it in the app“An abomination to YHWH are weight and weight, and scales of deceit are not good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:23, word by word
- An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- are weightאֶבֶןeven
weight
A piece of stone of fixed weight used to weigh on the scales.
Where else “even” appears- and scalesמֹאזְנֵיmozne
scales
A pair of scales.
Where else “mozne” appears- of deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
22Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for YHWH, and he will save you.
23 · This verse (above)
24From YHWH are the steps of a man; and a human being, how can he understand his way?