Proverbs 6:11

Hebrew
ESV
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
NIV
and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
NLT
then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
LXX
εἶτplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἐμπαραγίνεταί σοι ὥσπερ κακὸς ὁδοιπόρος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πενία καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

The definite article
ἔνδεια ὥσπερ ἀγαθὸς δρομεύς ἐὰν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἄοκνος ᾖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἥξει ὥσπερ πηγὴ plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἔνδεια ὥσπερ κακὸς δρομεὺς ἀπαυτομολήσει
KJV
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 6:10 ← Proverbs 6:11 → Proverbs 6:12

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