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Proverbs 24:27

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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הָ֘כֵ֤ןhakhenbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, a commandH3559properly, 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…בַּח֨וּץbachutsin abroadחוּץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָmelakhtekhawork , -manshipמְלָאכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “work , -manship”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).וְעַתְּדָ֣הּveatdahand make fitעָתַדconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and make fit”, a commandH6257to preparemake fit, be ready to become.בַּשָּׂדֶ֣הbasadehin fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toאַ֝חַ֗רacharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…וּבָנִ֥יתָuvanitaand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, a completed action in a sequenceH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בֵיתֶֽךָveytekhafamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

Young’s Literal Translation

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

World English Bible

Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

Darby Translation

Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.

Douay-Rheims

Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Prepare thy works for thy going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἑτοίμαζε εἰς τὴν ἔξοδον τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ παρασκευάζου εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν, καὶ πορεύου κατόπισθέν μου, καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσεις τὸν οἶκόν σου.