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Ifאִםthe one who hates youשֹׂנַאֲךָis hungry,רָעֵבgive himהַאֲכִלֵהוּbreadלָחֶםto eat;הַאֲכִלֵandוְifאִםhe is thirsty,צָמֵאgive himהַשְׁקֵהוּwaterמָיִםto drink;הַשְׁקֵ
Proverbs 25:21
Study it in the app“If the one who hates you is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:21, word by word
- the one who hates youשֹׂנַאֲsonaa
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sonaa” appears- is hungryרָעֵבraev
hungry
Hungry, suffering hunger.
Where else “raev” appears- give himהַאֲכִלֵhaachile
feed
To feed.
Where else “haachile” appears- breadלָחֶםlachem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears- he is thirstyצָמֵאtsame
thirsty
Thirsty; said of land, dry.
Where else “tsame” appears- give himהַשְׁקֵhashke
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “hashke” appears- waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
20One who takes off a garment on a day of cold, vinegar on natron, and one who sings songs to a troubled heart.
21 · This verse (above)
22for you will heap coals on his head, and YHWH will repay you.