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Proverbs 2:4

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהtevaqshenahbeseechבָּקַשׁverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “beseech”, an unfinished actionH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).כַכָּ֑סֶףkhakasefas moneyכֶּסֶףpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםvekhamatmonimand as hidden richesמַטְמוֹןconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and as hidden riches”, the ordinary formH4301a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally moneyhidden riches, (hid) treasure(-s).תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּהtachpesenahchangeחָפַשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “change”, an unfinished actionH2664to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or maskchange, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

Young’s Literal Translation

If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

World English Bible

if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

Darby Translation

if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

Douay-Rheims

If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐὰν ζητήσῃς αὐτὴν ὡς ἀργύριον, καὶ ὡς θησευροὺς ἐξεραυνήσῃς αὐτήν·