Proverbs

Proverbs 30:9

⁹Otherwise, I may have too much

and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’

Or I may become poor and steal,

profaning the name of my God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Otherwise	פֶּ֥ן	pen	Conjunction	H6435 lest
I may have too much	אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀	’eś·ba‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
and deny You	וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮	wə·ḵi·ḥaš·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
saying	וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי	wə·’ā·mar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is the LORD	יְה֫וָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Or	וּפֶֽן־	ū·p̄en-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
I may become poor	אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ	’iw·wā·rêš	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
and steal	וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי	wə·ḡā·naḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1589 steal
profaning	וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי	wə·ṯā·p̄aś·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
the name	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃פ	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.