KJV: Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
YLT: They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
Darby: They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
ASV: Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:
יָב֣וּזוּ | [People] do despise |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בּוּז Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant. |
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לַ֭גַּנָּב | a thief |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גַּנָּב Sense: thief. |
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יִגְנ֑וֹב | he steals |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּנַב Sense: to steal, steal away, carry away. |
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לְמַלֵּ֥א | to satisfy |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: מָלֵא Sense: to fill, be full. |
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נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ | himself |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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יִרְעָֽב | he is starving |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָעֵב Sense: to be hungry, be voracious. |