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Proverbs 1:9

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לִוְיַ֤תlivyatornamentלִוְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “ornament”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3880something attached, i.e. a wreathornament.חֵ֓ןchenfavourחֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “favour”, the ordinary formH2580graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.הֵ֬םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָleroshekhato headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗יםvaanaqimand chainעָנָקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and chain”, the ordinary formH6060a necklace (as if strangling)chain.לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָlegargeroteykhato neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1621the throat (as used in rumination)neck.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

Young’s Literal Translation

For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

World English Bible

for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

Darby Translation

for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Douay-Rheims

That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στέφανον γὰρ χαρίτων δέξῃ σῇ κορυφῇ, καὶ κλοιὸν χρύσεον περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ.