Proverbs 20:16 Go deeper

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לְֽקַח\־le.kach-take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 1

בִּ֭גְדוֹbig.dogarment his

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 2

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 3

עָ֣רַב'A.ravhe stands surety for

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 4

זָ֑רZara stranger

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 5

וּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'Adand for

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 6

חַבְלֵֽהוּ\׃chav.Le.huhold in pledge it

Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:6, Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2254A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Take	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
the garment	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
of the one	→	כִּי H3588A for
who posts security	→	עָרַב H6148 to pledge
for a stranger	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
get collateral	→	חָבַל H2254A to pledge
if it is for	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
a foreigner	→	נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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