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Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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בְּיִרְאַ֣תbeyiratin fearיִרְאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מִבְטַחmivtachconfidenceמִבְטָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “confidence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4009properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assuranceconfidence, hope, sure, trust.עֹ֑זozstrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strength”, the ordinary formH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוulevanayvand to sonבֵּןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מַחְסֶֽהmachsehshelterמַחֲסֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shelter”, the ordinary formH4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the fear of the LORD a man hath strong confidence; and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

World English Bible

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

Darby Translation

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Douay-Rheims

In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the fear of the LORD a man hath strong confidence; and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν φόβῳ Κυρίου ἐλπὶς ἰσχύος, τοῖς δὲ τέκνοις αὐτοῦ καταλείπει ἔρεισμα.