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Whoever sharesחוֹלֵקwithעִםa thiefגַּנָּבhatesשׂוֹנֵאhis own soul;נַפְשׁוֹhe hearsיִשְׁמַעthe imprecationאָלָהand does notוְלֹאdeclare anything.יַגִּיד
Proverbs 29:24
Study it in the app“Whoever shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears the imprecation and does not declare anything.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:24, word by word
- Whoever sharesחוֹלֵקcholek
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “cholek” appears- a thiefגַּנָּבganav
thief
Thief.
Where else “ganav” appears- hatesשׂוֹנֵאsone
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sone” appears- his own soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- he hearsיִשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- the imprecationאָלָהala
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “ala” appears- declare anythingיַגִּידyagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagid” appears
Translation note
The “imprecation” is the public oath that obliged a person to declare what he knew (cf. Leviticus 5:1).
The context
23A man’s loftiness will bring him low, but the lowly of spirit will lay hold of honor.
24 · This verse (above)
25Trembling before man sets a snare, but whoever trusts in YHWH will be set on high.