King James Version

Isaiah 32:20

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

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אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕םashreykhemhappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “happy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.זֹרְעֵ֖יzoreebearזָרַעverb, qal, participle, construct — “bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥יmeshalchesendשָׁלַחverb, piel, participle, construct — “send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…רֶֽגֶלregelfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.הַשּׁ֖וֹרhashorthe bullשׁוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bull”, the ordinary formH7794a bullock (as a traveller)bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).וְהַחֲמֽוֹרvehachamorand the assחֲמוֹרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and the ass”, the ordinary formH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.

Young’s Literal Translation

Happy [are] ye sowing by all waters, Sending forth the foot of the ox and the ass!

World English Bible

Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.

Darby Translation

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed are they that sow by every water, where the ox and ass tread.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριοι οἱ σπείροντες ἐπὶ πᾶν ὕδωρ, οὗ βοῦς καὶ ὄνος πατεῖ.