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My son,בְּנִיifאִםyou have become suretyעָרַבְתָּfor your neighbor,לְרֵעֶךָif you have struckתָּקַעְתָּyour palmsכַּפֶּיךָwith a stranger,לַזָּר
Proverbs 6:1
Study it in the app“My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, if you have struck your palms with a stranger,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:1, word by word
- My sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- you have become suretyעָרַבְתָּaravta
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “aravta” appears- for your neighborרֵעֶree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- if you have struckתָּקַעְתָּtakata
clap
To shake hands to seal a deal.
Where else “takata” appears- your palmsכַּפֶּיkape
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kape” appears- with a strangerזָּרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears
Translation note
“Strike the palm”: the gesture that sealed a commitment, like shaking hands today.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2you have been snared by the sayings of your mouth; you have been caught by the sayings of your mouth.