Proverbs 27:13

“Take his garment, for he has become surety for a stranger; and for a foreign woman take a pledge from him.”

Proverbs 27:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 27:13, word by word

Takeקַחkach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “kach” appears
his garmentבִּגְדbigd

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “bigd” appears
he has become suretyעָרַבarav

be surety

To guarantee another's debt.

Where else “arav” appears
for a strangerזָרzar

stranger

An outsider, not part of the group.

Where else “zar” appears
a foreign womanנָכְרִיָּהnachriya

foreign, stranger

Foreign, strange; a foreigner, someone outside the family.

Where else “nachriya” appears
take a pledge from himחַבְלֵchavle

take in pledge

To hold something until a debt is paid.

Where else “chavle” appears

The context

12The shrewd sees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are fined.

13 · This verse (above)

14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice in the morning, rising early, it will be counted to him as a curse.

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