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YHWHיְהוָהwill notלֹאletיַרְעִיבthe soulנֶפֶשׁof the righteousצַדִּיקgo hungry,יַרְעִיבbutוְthe cravingהַוַּתof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםhe pushes away.יֶהְדֹּף
Proverbs 10:3
Study it in the app“YHWH will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he pushes away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:3, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- letיַרְעִיבyariv
be hungry
Be hungry.
Where else “yariv” appears- the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- the cravingהַוַּתhavat
craving
An evil longing that rules someone.
Where else “havat” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- he pushes awayיֶהְדֹּףyehdof
push, thrust
Push: drive someone back or down with force.
Where else “yehdof” appears
Translation note
“Craving”: the same Hebrew word (havva) also means “calamity,” as in Job and the Psalms.
The context
2Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness rescues from death.
3 · This verse (above)
4A slack palm makes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.