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Proverbs 11:8

In Proverbs 11 of Proverbs.

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

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צַ֭דִּיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).מִצָּרָ֣הmitsarahfrom troubleצָרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.נֶחֱלָ֑ץnechelatsdeliverחָלַץverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.וַיָּבֹ֖אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to 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,…רָשָׁ֣עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תַּחְתָּֽיוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

World English Bible

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

Darby Translation

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Douay-Rheims

The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δίκαιος ἐκ θήρας ἐκδύνει, ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ δὲ παραδίδοται ὁ ἀσεβής.

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