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Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

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ס֗וּסsushorse . Compare H6571סוּסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).מ֭וּכָןmukhanbe fittedכּוּןverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “be fitted”, a verb used as a describing wordH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לְי֣וֹםleyomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).וְ֝לַֽיהוָ֗הvelayhvahand to Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַתְּשׁוּעָֽהhatshuahthe deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the deliverance”, the ordinary formH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; but victory is of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance [is] of Jehovah!

World English Bible

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.

Darby Translation

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; but victory is of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἵππος ἑτοιμάζεται εἰς ἡμέραν πολέμου, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου ἡ βοήθεια.