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Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

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אֱכָלekhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, a commandH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.בְּנִ֣יbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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, […דְבַ֣שׁdevashhoneyדְּבַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…ט֑וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וְנֹ֥פֶתvenofetand honeycombנֹפֶתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and honeycomb”, the ordinary formH5317a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)honeycomb.מָ֝ת֗וֹקmatoqsweetמָתוֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “sweet”, the ordinary formH4966sweetsweet(-er, -ness).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חִכֶּֽךָchikekhamouthחֵךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2441properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)(roof of the) mouth, taste.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Young’s Literal Translation

Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

World English Bible

My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

Darby Translation

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

Douay-Rheims

Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φάγε μέλι υἱὲ, ἀγαθὸν γὰρ κηρίον, ἵνα γλυκανθῇ σου ὁ φάρυγξ.