Proverbs

Proverbs 6:30

³⁰Men do not despise the thief

if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.