Psalms

Psalm 37:25

²⁵I once was young and now am old,

yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned

or their children begging for bread.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I once was	הָיִ֗יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
young	נַ֤עַר׀	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and now	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
am old	זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי	zā·qan·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2204 be or become old
yet never	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have I seen	רָ֭אִיתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the righteous	צַדִּ֣יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
abandoned	נֶעֱזָ֑ב	ne·‘ĕ·zāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
or their children	וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ	wə·zar·‘ōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
begging	מְבַקֶּשׁ־	mə·ḇaq·qeš-	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
for bread	לָֽחֶם׃	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.