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Whoever givesנוֹתֵןto the poorלָרָשׁwill have noאֵיןwant,מַחְסוֹרbutוּwhoever hidesמַעְלִיםhis eyesעֵינָיוwill have manyרַבcurses.מְאֵרוֹת
Proverbs 28:27
Study it in the app“Whoever gives to the poor will have no want, but whoever hides his eyes will have many curses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:27, word by word
- Whoever givesנוֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- to the poorרָשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears- wantמַחְסוֹרmachsor
need, lack
Need, lack: what someone is missing.
Where else “machsor” appears- whoever hidesמַעְלִיםmalim
ignore
To turn the eyes away; to look the other way when something must be done.
Where else “malim” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- will have manyרַבrav
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- cursesמְאֵרוֹתmeerot
curse
Curse; from the same root as "cursed."
Where else “meerot” appears
The context
26Whoever trusts in his own heart, he is senseless, but whoever walks in wisdom, he will escape.
27 · This verse (above)
28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.