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Proverbs 6:1

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

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בְּ֭נִיbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…עָרַ֣בְתָּaravtagive pledgesעָרַבverb, qal, perfect, 2nd 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.לְרֵעֶ֑ךָlereekhato brotherרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.תָּקַ֖עְתָּtaqatablowתָּקַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “blow”, a completed actionH8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.לַזָּ֣רlazarto strangeזוּרpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to 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).כַּפֶּֽיךָkapeykhahand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

Young’s Literal Translation

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

World English Bible

My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,

Darby Translation

My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,

Douay-Rheims

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὲ, ἐὰν ἐγγυήσῃ σὸν φίλον, παραδώσεις σὴν χεῖρα ἐχθρῷ.