King James Version

Proverbs 20:16

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

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לְֽקַחleqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, a commandH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.בִּ֭גְדוֹbigdvoapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עָ֣רַבaravgive pledgesעָרַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give pledges”, a completed actionH6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.זָ֑רzarstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).וּבְעַ֖דuveadand at byבְּעַדconjunction, preposition — “and at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.נכריםnkhrymstrangeנׇכְרִיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).נָכְרִיָּ֣הnakheriyahstrangeנׇכְרִיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).חַבְלֵֽהוּchavlehvdestroyחָבַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a commandH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Young’s Literal Translation

Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

World English Bible

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

Darby Translation

Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

Douay-Rheims

Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)