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Proverbs 28:24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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גּוֹזֵ֤לgozelrobגָּזַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “rob”, a verb used as a describing wordH1497to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or robcatch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.אָ֘בִ֤יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְאִמּ֗וֹveimvoand motherאֵםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.וְאֹמֵ֥רveomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵֽיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).פָּ֑שַׁעpasharebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rebellion”, the ordinary formH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.חָבֵ֥רchavercompanionחָבֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “companion”, the ordinary formH2270an associatecompanion, fellow, knit together.ה֝֗וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לְאִ֣ישׁleishto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מַשְׁחִֽיתmashchitbatterשָׁחַתverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “batter”, a verb used as a describing wordH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith: 'It is no transgression', the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.

World English Bible

Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer.

Darby Translation

Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.

Douay-Rheims

He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith: 'It is no transgression', the same is the companion of a destroyer.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς ἀποβάλλεται πατέρα ἢ μητέρα, καὶ δοκεῖ μὴ ἁμαρτάνειν, οὗτος κοινωνός ἐστιν ἀνδρὸς ἀσεβοῦς.