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Proverbs 20:30

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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חַבֻּר֣וֹתchaburotbluenessחַבּוּרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “blueness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2250properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.פֶּ֭צַעpetsawoundפֶּצַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wound”, the ordinary formH6482a woundwound(-ing).תמריקtmryqbrightמָרַקverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bright”, an unfinished actionH4838to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinsebright, furbish, scour.תַּמְר֣וּקtamruqpurificationתַּמְרוּקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “purification”, the ordinary formH8562properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent[idiom] cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).בְּרָ֑עberain badרַעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹתumakotand woundמַכָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and wound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4347a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilencebeaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).חַדְרֵיchadreinner) chamberחֶדֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “inner) chamber”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2315an apartment (usually literal)((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.בָֽטֶןvatenbodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.

Young’s Literal Translation

The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!

World English Bible

Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

Darby Translation

Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.

Douay-Rheims

The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues shall come into the inward parts of their belly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπώπια καὶ συντρίμματα συναντᾷ κακοῖς, πληγαὶ δὲ εἰς ταμιεῖα κοιλίας.