Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.Proverbs 27:13
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
קַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃
- קַח־kach-“take”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- בִּ֭גְדוֹbig.do“garment his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֶּ֫גֶד · “garment” · Strong's H0899B
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- עָ֣רַב'A.rav“he stands surety for”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָרַב · “to pledge” · Strong's H6148
- זָ֑רZar“a stranger”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
- וּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'Ad“and for”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from בַּ֫עַד · “about|through|for” · Strong's H1157
- נָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.Yah“a foreign [woman]”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from נׇכְרִי · “foreign” · Strong's H5237
- חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.hu“hold in pledge it”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָבַל · “to pledge” · Strong's H2254A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)