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Do notאַלmoveתַּסֵּגthe ancientעוֹלָםboundaryגְּבוּלthatאֲשֶׁרyour fathersאֲבוֹתֶיךָmade.עָשׂוּ
Proverbs 22:28
Study it in the app“Do not move the ancient boundary that your fathers made.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:28, word by word
- moveתַּסֵּגtaseg
shift
To shift something from its place, like a neighbour's boundary.
Where else “taseg” appears- the ancientעוֹלָםolam
of old
The times of the forefathers, far back in the past.
Where else “olam” appears- boundaryגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- your fathersאֲבוֹתֶיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- madeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears
The context
27If you have nothing to pay with, why should he take your bed from under you?
28 · This verse (above)
29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.