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Proverbs 16:4

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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כֹּ֤לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).פָּעַ֣לpaaldoפָּעַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּlamaanehvto answerמַעֲנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4617a reply (favorable or contradictory)answer, [idiom] himself.וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.רָ֝שָׁ֗עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.לְי֣וֹםleyomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…רָעָֽהraahbadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD hath made every things for His own purpose, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Young’s Literal Translation

All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil.

World English Bible

Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)