Proverbs 27:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Takeקַח־
(kach-)
3947: to takea prim. root
his garmentבִּ֭גְדֹו
(big·dov)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
whenכִּי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he becomes suretyעָ֣רַב
(a·rav)
6148: to take on pledge, give in pledge, exchangea prim. root
for a stranger;זָ֑ר
(zar;)
2114a: to be a strangera prim. root
And for an adulterous womanנָכְרִיָּ֣ה
(na·che·ri·yah)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker
hold him in pledge.חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃
(chav·le·hu.)
2254a: to bind, pledgea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
his garment
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
that is surety
`arab  (aw-rab')
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
for a stranger
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
and take a pledge
chabal  (khaw-bal')
to 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)
of him for a strange woman
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

King James Bible
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.

International Standard Version
Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman.

NET Bible
Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The cloak of him who is security for a stranger is taken, and for the person of a stranger he pledges it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger's loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner.

King James 2000 Bible
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold it as a pledge of him for an immoral woman.
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