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Proverbs 6:30

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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לֹאlono , -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…יָב֣וּזוּyavuzvcontemnבּוּזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “contemn”, an unfinished actionH936to disrespectcontemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.לַ֭גַּנָּבlaganavto thiefגַּנָּבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to thief”, the ordinary formH1590a stealerthief.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִגְנ֑וֹבyignovcarry awayגָּנַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carry away”, an unfinished actionH1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceivecarry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.לְמַלֵּ֥אlemaleto be at an endמָלֵאpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to be at an end”, the to-form of the verbH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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,…כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִרְעָֽבyiravhungerרָעֵבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hunger”, an unfinished actionH7456to hunger(suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

Young’s Literal Translation

They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

World English Bible

Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

Darby Translation

They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

Douay-Rheims

The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ θαυμαστὸν ἐὰν ἁλῷ τις κλέπτων, κλέπτει γὰρ ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν πεινῶν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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