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מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב לֹ֑ו וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃

English translation: A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.


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Hebrew term or phrase: מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב לֹ֑ו וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃
English translation:A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.
Entered by: Marisa Colb(BR)
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22:18 Aug 8, 2009
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Hebrew term or phrase: מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב לֹ֑ו וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃
Thank you!!!!
Marisa Colb(BR)
Local time: 19:36
A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.
Explanation:
Another possibility.

A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.

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Gad Kohenov
Local time: 03:36
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.DorZL
4 +1A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.
Alexander Ryshow
5A man's gift broadens [access] for him and leads him before the great.Miriam Deutscher
3A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.
Gad Kohenov
3A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people
Gad Kohenov


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב לֹ֑ו וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.


Explanation:
Proverbs, 18, 16 in the King James Bible.

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-08-08 22:24:21 GMT)
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I mean, Proverbs.

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-08-08 22:29:45 GMT)
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Something given by that man to another.

DorZL
Local time: 03:36
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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Asker: Gift in which sense, please?


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agree  JangF
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.


Explanation:


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Note added at 11 мин (2009-08-08 22:29:59 GMT)
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NIV

Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 04:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Anna Aisicovich: possible interpretations (in Hebrew) http://www.tora.us.fm/tnk1/ktuv/mjly/mj-18-16.html
11 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.


Explanation:
Another possibility.

A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.



Gad Kohenov
Local time: 03:36
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people


Explanation:
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.

A third option.

Gad Kohenov
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2 days20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
A man's gift broadens [access] for him and leads him before the great.


Explanation:
This translation is from the Artscroll Bible (not available online I think).



Miriam Deutscher
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