Proverbs

Proverbs 6:30–31

³⁰Men do not despise the thief

if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

³¹Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold;

he must give up all the wealth of his house.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
despise	יָב֣וּזוּ	yā·ḇū·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H936 despise
the thief	לַ֭גַּנָּב	lag·gan·nāḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1590 thief
if	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he steals	יִגְנ֑וֹב	yiḡ·nō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1589 steal
to satisfy	לְמַלֵּ֥א	lə·mal·lê	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H4390 be full, fill
his	נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
hunger	יִרְעָֽב׃	yir·‘āḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7456 be hungry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet if caught	וְ֭נִמְצָא	wə·nim·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
he must pay	יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם	yə·šal·lêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
sevenfold	שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם	šiḇ·‘ā·ṯā·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
he must give up	יִתֵּֽן׃	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wealth	ה֖וֹן	hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1952 wealth, sufficiency
of his house	בֵּית֣וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

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Proverbs 6:31 Luke 19:8 · 2 Samuel 12:6 · Exodus 22:1–4 · Job 20:18 · Matthew 18:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.