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Do notאַלwithholdתִּמְנַעgoodטוֹבfrom its owners,מִבְּעָלָיוwhen it isבִּהְיוֹתin the powerלְאֵלof your handיָדְךָto do it.לַעֲשׂוֹת
Proverbs 3:27
Study it in the app“Do not withhold good from its owners, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 3:27, word by word
- withholdתִּמְנַעtimna
withhold
Withhold, refuse, hold back.
Where else “timna” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- from its ownersבְּעָלָיbealay
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “bealay” appears- when it isהְיוֹתheot
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “heot” appears- in the powerאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- of your handיָדְyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- to do itעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears
The context
26for YHWH will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.
27 · This verse (above)
28Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come back, and tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.