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Do notאַלrobתִּגְזָלthe poorדָּלbecauseכִּיhe is poor,דַל הוּאandוְdo notאַלcrushתְּדַכֵּאthe afflictedעָנִיin the gate;בַשָּׁעַר
Proverbs 22:22
Study it in the app“Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted in the gate;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:22, word by word
- robתִּגְזָלtigzal
seize, rob
Take by force, rob, tear away.
Where else “tigzal” appears- the poorדָּלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- crushתְּדַכֵּאtedake
crush
To grind down, oppress the weak.
Where else “tedake” appears- the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- in the gateשָּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears
The context
21to make known to you the certainty of words of truth, so that you may bring back words of truth to those who send you?
22 · This verse (above)
23for YHWH will plead their case, and will rob the soul of those who rob them.