| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 20:16:1 ⧉לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹlekakhbigedotake his garment Proverbs 20:16:2 ⧉כִּי־עָ֣רַבkiaravwhen he has become surety Proverbs 20:16:3 ⧉זָ֑רzara stranger Proverbs 20:16:4 ⧉וּבְעַ֖דuveadand as a pledge for Proverbs 20:16:5 ⧉נכריםnakherimforeigners Proverbs 20:16:6 ⧉נָכְרִיָּ֣הnakheriyaa foreign woman Proverbs 20:16:7 ⧉חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃khavelehutake as pledge from him |
| 16. Formal Translation Take his garment if he becomes surety for a stranger, and on behalf of foreigners hold him as a pledge. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Seize his coat when he stands as guarantor for a stranger, and if he does so for foreigners, insist on security. |