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בְּאֹ֣רֶךְbeorekhin lengthאֹרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in length”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.אַ֭פַּיִםapayimfaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.יְפֻתֶּ֣הyefutehallureפָּתָהverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “allure”, an unfinished actionH6601to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) deludeallure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).קָצִ֑יןqatsincaptainקָצִיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH7101a magistrate (as deciding) or other leadercaptain, guide, prince, ruler. Compare H6278 (עֵת קָצִין).וְלָשׁ֥וֹןvelashonand tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and tongue”, the ordinary formH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.רַ֝כָּ֗הrakahtender (literally or figuratively)רַךְadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “tender (literally or figuratively)”, the ordinary formH7390tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weakfaint((-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.תִּשְׁבָּרtishbarbreakשָׁבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).גָּֽרֶםgaremboneגֶּרֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bone”, the ordinary formH1634a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) verybone, strong, top.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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American Standard Version (1901)
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Young’s Literal Translation
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
World English Bible
By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
Darby Translation
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Douay-Rheims
By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
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