Matthew 25:18
But the one, having received one, went out and dug a hole in the ground and buried the gelt (money) of his Adon in a hiding place.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
In Context
17Likewise, the one having received the two talents, this one gained two others.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slack in his work 1 is brother to him that is ba'al mashchit (master of destruction). 1
Haggai 1:2Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: This people say, The time is not come, the time that Beis Hashem should be built.
Luke 19:20And the other came saying, Adoni, hinei! Your mina which I had put away in a tichel (kerchief).
2 Peter 1:8For if these midos are in you increasingly, they will forestall you from being batlanim (idlers) and lo poreh (unfruitful) in the da'as (personal saving knowledge) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:15-31
The Parable of the Talents. 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had… Read the whole commentary →