Psalm 37:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

Young's Literal Translation
Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

King James Bible
I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Hebrew
I once was
הָיִ֗יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

young
נַ֤עַר ׀ (na·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

now am old,
זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי (zā·qan·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2204: To be or become old

yet never
וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

have I seen
רָ֭אִיתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the righteous
צַדִּ֣יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

abandoned
נֶעֱזָ֑ב (ne·‘ĕ·zāḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

or their children
וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ (wə·zar·‘ōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

begging
מְבַקֶּשׁ־ (mə·ḇaq·qeš-)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

for bread.
לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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