Psalm 112/Notes/Phrasal.Vv. 5-6.72384

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  • The phrase translated who lends generously is a combination of two Hebrew verbs (חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה, 'being generous and lending') which communicate a single idea ('lending generously').[1]
  1. ↑ Cf. NLT, CEV, GNT, NET. The same expression is used in Ps 37:26 — כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה. In Ps 37:27, the verb חונן is used in a similar hendiadys חֹונֵ֥ן וְנֹותֵֽן. The two verbs are also juxtaposed in Prov 19:17.