חָבַל (cha.val) means “to pledge” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: khaw-bal' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
חָבַל · cha.val · to pledge
1) to bind 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind 2) to take a pledge, lay to pledge 2a) (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge 2b) (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
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חָבַל · cha.val · to destroy
1) to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend 1a) (Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend 1b) (Niphal) to be ruined 1c) (Piel) to destroy, ruin 1d) (Pual) to be ruined, be broken Aramaic equivalent: cha.val (חֲבַל "to destroy" H2255)
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חָבַל · cha.val · be in labour
1) to bring forth, travail 1a) (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail
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a primitive root; 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)
KJV glosses: [idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| as security | 2 |
| get collateral | 2 |
| to destroy | 2 |
| and destroy | 1 |
| as collateral | 1 |
| as security for a debt | 1 |
| brings destruction | 1 |
| conceived you | 1 |
| demanded security | 1 |
| i will offend | 1 |
| in pledge | 1 |
| is broken | 1 |
| is seized for a debt | 1 |
| or retain | 1 |
| she travailed | 1 |
| taken in pledge | 1 |
| that ruin | 1 |
| the wicked man travails | 1 |
| to wreak havoc | 1 |
| we have behaved corruptly | 1 |
| will be broken | 1 |
| will pay the penalty | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| to pledge | 4 |
| and take a pledge | 3 |
| to destroy | 3 |
| bands | 2 |
| shall be destroyed | 2 |
| and destroy | 1 |
| behold he travaileth | 1 |
| brought thee forth | 1 |
| corruptly | 1 |
| for a pledge | 1 |
| for he taketh | 1 |
| for thou hast taken a pledge | 1 |
| hath not withholden | 1 |
| i will not offend | 1 |
| if thou at all | 1 |
| is corrupt | 1 |
| it shall destroy | 1 |
| laid to pledge | 1 |
| no man shall take | 1 |
| nor take | 1 |
| take | 1 |
| that spoil | 1 |
| there she brought thee forth | 1 |
| they take | 1 |
| we have dealt very | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 23 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.25
Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
Read word by wordDo not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
Read word by wordWe have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.
Read word by word“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
Read word by wordFor you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
Read word by wordThey drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
Read word by wordThe fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
Read word by wordSuppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
Read word by wordBehold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.15
He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Read word by wordTake the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Read word by wordTake the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Read word by wordDo not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.5
Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.
Read word by wordWho is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
Read word by wordOn that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
Read word by wordThey are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.
Read word by wordThe weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
Read word by wordBehold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
Read word by wordHe does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Read word by wordThey lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.
Read word by wordArise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!
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