Proverbs 10:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 10:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 10:38 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַרְעִ֣יבyarəʿiyb

famishverbH7456

(be · have · suffer · suffer to) hunger

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

נֶ֣פֶשׁnepeš

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

צַדִּ֑יקṣadiyq

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

וְ/הַוַּ֖תwəhawat

calamityconjH1942

iniquity · mischief · mischievous · naughtiness ···

רְשָׁעִ֣יםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

יֶהְדֹּֽףyehədōp

cast awayverbH1920

drive · expel · thrust

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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