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Prepareהָכֵןyour workמְלַאכְתֶּךָoutside,בַּחוּץandוְget it readyעַתְּדָהּin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהfor yourself;לָךְafterwardאַחַרbuildוּבָנִיתָyour house.בֵיתֶךָ
Proverbs 24:27
Study it in the app“Prepare your work outside, and get it ready in the field for yourself; afterward build your house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:27, word by word
- Prepareהָכֵןhachen
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “hachen” appears- your workמְלַאכְתֶּmelachte
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melachte” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- get it readyעַתְּדָatda
get ready
To make something fit for use.
Where else “atda” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- buildבָנִיתָvanita
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vanita” appears- your houseבֵיתֶvete
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vete” appears
The context
26He kisses the lips, whoever gives straightforward words.
27 · This verse (above)
28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause; and would you deceive with your lips?