King James Version

Lamentations 4:7

Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

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זַכּ֤וּzakvbe cleanזָכַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be clean”, a completed actionH2141to be transparent or clean (phys. or morally)be (make) clean, be pure(-r).נְזִירֶ֨יהָ֙nezireyhaseparateנָזִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “separate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5139separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.מִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmishelegfrom snowשֶׁלֶגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from snow”, the ordinary formH7950snow (probably from its whiteness)snow(-y).צַח֖וּtsachvbe whiterצָחַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be whiter”, a completed actionH6705to glare, i.e. be dazzling whitebe whiter.מֵחָלָ֑בmechalavfrom milkחָלָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.אָ֤דְמוּademvbe redאָדַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be red”, a completed actionH119flush or turn rosybe (dyed, made) red (ruddy).עֶ֨צֶם֙etsembodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.מִפְּנִינִ֔יםmipninimfrom rubyפָּנִיןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “from ruby”, the ordinary formH6443probably a pearl (as round)ruby.סַפִּ֖ירsapirsapphireסַפִּירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sapphire”, the ordinary formH5601a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphiresapphire.גִּזְרָתָֽםgizratampolishingגִּזְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “polishing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1508the figure or person (as if cut out); also an inclosure (as separated)polishing, separate place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.

Young’s Literal Translation

Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.

World English Bible

Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.

Darby Translation

Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire.

Douay-Rheims

Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Zain. Her Nazarites were made purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were purified as with fire, their polishing was superior to sapphire stone.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΖΑΙΝ. Ἐκαθαριώθησαν Ναζιραῖοι αὐτῆς ὑπὲρ χιόνα, ἔλαμψαν ὑπὲρ γάλα, ἐπυρώθησαν, ὑπὲρ λίθου σαπφείρου τὸ ἀπόσπασμα αὐτῶν.