Psalm 37/Notes/Phrasal.vv. 21-22.148187

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v. 21: חוֹנֵן וְנוֹתֵֽן ("giving generously"): Two synonymous words forming a fixed compound. The two verbs communicate a single idea ("lending generously"). The same expression is used in Ps 112:5—חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה. Cf. NIV "give generously."