qa.va describes taking from others, including the nation’s withholding from God and the loss imposed on its oppressors.

The attested verses use qa.va for robbing or taking from another: Malachi applies it to the nation’s conduct toward God, while Proverbs describes the LORD taking from those who rob the afflicted.

1. Robbing or withholding from God · dominant

   In Malachi 3:8, the imperfect form occurs in the exchange, “Does a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me,” followed by the stated matter of tithe and contribution. Malachi 3:9 uses an active participle for the whole nation’s continuing conduct; the APB renders the clause “for you are robbing me.”

   Malachi 3:8Malachi 3:9
2. Taking from those who rob others · occasional

   In Proverbs 22:23, the sequential perfect stands in the statement that the LORD will contend the afflicted persons’ cause and take from those who rob them. The APB renders the clause “he will rob the soul of those who rob them.”

   Proverbs 22:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB uses “rob,” “robbing,” and “robbed.” These render the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolating each Hebrew token.