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Proverbs 28:27

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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נוֹתֵ֣ןnotengiveנָתַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָ֭רָשׁlarashto lackרוּשׁpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “to lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).אֵ֣יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, 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).מַחְס֑וֹרmachsorlackמַחְסוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lack”, the ordinary formH4270deficiency; hence, impoverishmentlack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.וּמַעְלִ֥יםumalimand blindעָלַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and blind”, a verb used as a describing wordH5956to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).עֵ֝ינָ֗יוeynayveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…רַבravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…מְאֵרֽוֹתmeerotcurseמְאֵרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “curse”, the ordinary formH3994an execrationcurse.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

World English Bible

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

Darby Translation

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Douay-Rheims

He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye from him shall be in great distress.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς δίδωσι πτωχοῖς οὐκ ἐνδεηθήσεται, ὃς δὲ ἀποστρέφει τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν πολλῇ ἀπορίᾳ ἔσται.