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He will notלֹאacceptיִשָּׂא פְּנֵיanyכָלransom,כֹּפֶרandוְhe will notלֹאbe willing,יֹאבֶהthoughכִּיyou multiplyתַרְבֶּהthe bribe.שֹׁחַד
Proverbs 6:35
Study it in the app“He will not accept any ransom, and he will not be willing, though you multiply the bribe.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:35, word by word
- acceptיִשָּׂאyisa
take
To get something; with "a wife", to marry.
Where else “yisa” appears- acceptפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- ransomכֹּפֶרkofer
ransom
What is paid for a life.
Where else “kofer” appears- be willingיֹאבֶהyove
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “yove” appears- you multiplyתַרְבֶּהtarbe
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “tarbe” appears- the bribeשֹׁחַדshochad
bribe
Bribe: a gift given to a judge to twist his decision.
Where else “shochad” appears
The context
34For jealousy is the fury of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 · This verse (above)