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Tremblingחֶרְדַּתbefore manאָדָםsetsיִתֵּןa snare,מוֹקֵשׁbutוּwhoever trustsבוֹטֵחַin YHWHבַּיהוָהwill be set on high.יְשֻׂגָּב
Proverbs 29:25
Study it in the app“Trembling before man sets a snare, but whoever trusts in YHWH will be set on high.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:25, word by word
- Tremblingחֶרְדַּתcherdat
trembling
A shaking that seizes someone who is afraid.
Where else “cherdat” appears- before manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- setsיִתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- a snareמוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears- whoever trustsבוֹטֵחַvoteach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “voteach” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- will be set on highיְשֻׂגָּבyesugav
set on high
To set safely above, out of danger.
Where else “yesugav” appears
The context
24Whoever shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears the imprecation and does not declare anything.
25 · This verse (above)
26Many seek the face of a ruler, but from YHWH comes the judgment of a man.