to bribe
sha.chad denotes offering payment or gifts to secure another person's response, whether enacted or rhetorically denied.
The two verses show giving gifts or payment to obtain another person's response: Ezekiel 16:33 portrays gifts given to lovers so that they come, while Job 6:22 rhetorically denies having asked others to give something or pay from their wealth.
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Giving payment to obtain a response · dominant
In Ezekiel 16:33, the Qal sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause about giving gifts to lovers so that they come; the APB renders this action as “bribed them to come to you.” In Job 6:22, the Qal imperative occurs in a rhetorical question denying that the speaker had said, “Give me something,” or asked for payment from others' wealth.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “bribed” in Ezekiel 16:33, while Job 6:22 presents a broader request for something or payment. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall setting rather than assign a precise English equivalent in every case.