King James Version

Proverbs 10:3

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַרְעִ֣יבyarivhungerרָעֵבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hunger”, an unfinished actionH7456to hunger(suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).נֶ֣פֶשׁnefeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…צַדִּ֑יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).וְהַוַּ֖תvehavatand calamityהַוָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and calamity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1942by implication, of falling); desire; also ruincalamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יֶהְדֹּֽףyehdofcast awayהָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast away”, an unfinished actionH1920to push away or downcast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

World English Bible

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Darby Translation

Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [man] to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ λιμοκτονήσει Κύριος ψυχὴν δικαίαν, ζωὴν δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀνατρέψει.