God & Savior

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Proverbs 30:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

פֶּ֥ן אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀ וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה וּפֶֽן־אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ

  1. פֶּ֥ןpen“lest”
    Particle · from פֶּן־ · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  2. אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀'es.Ba'“I should be satisfied”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׂבֵעַ · “to satisfy” · Strong's H7646
  3. וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.Ti“and I will deny”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from כָּחַשׁ · “to deceive” · Strong's H3584
  4. וְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.ti“and I will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  6. יְה֫וָ֥הYah.weh“[is] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. וּפֶֽן־u.fen-“and lest”
    Conjunction + Particle · from פֶּן־ · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  8. אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.Resh“I should become impoverished”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “poor” · Strong's H3423I
  9. וְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.ti“and I will steal”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from גָּנַב · “to steal” · Strong's H1589
  10. וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּיve.ta.Fas.ti“and I will seize”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from תָּפַשׂ · “to capture” · Strong's H8610
  11. שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  12. אֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.Hai“God my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)