50:18 When you see a thief, you join him; 1
you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. 2
50:19 You do damage with words, 3
and use your tongue to deceive. 4
50:20 You plot against your brother; 5
you slander your own brother. 6
1 tn Heb “you run with him.”
2 tn Heb “and with adulterers [is] your portion.”
3 tn Heb “your mouth you send with evil.”
4 tn Heb “and your tongue binds together [i.e., “frames”] deceit.”
5 tn Heb “you sit, against your brother you speak.” To “sit” and “speak” against someone implies plotting against that person (see Ps 119:23).
6 tn Heb “against the son of your mother you give a fault.”