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The wickedרָשָׁעborrowsלֹוֶהand does notוְלֹאrepay,יְשַׁלֵּםbut the righteousוְצַדִּיקshows favorחוֹנֵןand gives.וְנוֹתֵן
Psalms 37:21
Study it in the app“The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows favor and gives.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:21, word by word
- The wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- borrowsלֹוֶהlove
borrow
To receive something belonging to another on loan, bound to give it back.
Where else “love” appears- repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- but the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- shows favorחוֹנֵןchonen
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “chonen” appears- and givesנוֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears
The context
20For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of YHWH, like what is precious in the meadows, are spent; in smoke they are spent.
21 · This verse (above)
22For those blessed by him will possess the land, and those cursed by him will be cut off.