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Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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מְגוֹרַ֣תmegoratfearמְגוֹרַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4034affrightfear.רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.הִ֣יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּtevoenvto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְתַאֲוַ֖תvetaavatand daintyתַּאֲוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and dainty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8378a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914 (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).צַדִּיקִ֣יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יִתֵּֽןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Young’s Literal Translation

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

World English Bible

What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Darby Translation

The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Douay-Rheims

That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται, ἐπιθυμία δὲ δικαίου δεκτή.