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Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

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הַֽכֵּרhakeracknowledgeנָכַרverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “acknowledge”, the verb used for emphasisH5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).פָּנִ֥יםpanima- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “a- fore”, the ordinary formH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…ט֑וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פַּתpatmeatפַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “meat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6595a bitmeat, morsel, piece.לֶ֝֗חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.יִפְשַׁעyifshaoffendפָּשַׁעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “offend”, an unfinished actionH6586to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarreloffend, rebel, revolt, transgress(-ion, -or).גָּֽבֶרgavermanגֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To have respect of persons is not good; for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.

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American Standard Version (1901)

To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Young’s Literal Translation

To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

World English Bible

To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Darby Translation

To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

Douay-Rheims

He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To have respect of persons is not good; for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται πρόσωπα δικαίων, οὐκ ἀγαθὸς, ὁ τοιοῦτος ψωμοῦ ἄρτου ἀποδώσεται ἄνδρα.