Proverbs 6:30 Go deeper

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 1

יָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zupeople despise

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0936

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to despise

Used 12 times. Also: Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 11:12, Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 23:9, Proverbs 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0936; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 2

לַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.no<to> the thief

Lemma: גַּנָּב (gan.nav) · Strong's: H1590

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: thief

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 24:7, Job 24:14, Job 30:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1590; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 3

כִּ֣יkiif

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 4

יִגְנ֑וֹבyig.Novhe will steal

Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to steal

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 5

לְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'to fill

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 6

נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.Shoappetite his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 7

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 8

יִרְעָֽב\׃yir.'Avhe will be hungry

Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7456

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be hungry

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:55, Deuteronomy 8:3, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 50:12, Proverbs 10:3, Proverbs 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7456; TAHOT Proverbs 6:30 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[Men] do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
despise	→	בּוּז H0936 to despise
the thief	→	גַּנָּב H1590 thief
if	→	כִּי H3588A for
he steals	→	גָּנַב H1589 to steal
to satisfy	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill
his	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
hunger	→	רָעֵב H7456 be hungry

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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