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Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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דֶּ֣לֶףdelefdroppingדֶּלֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dropping”, the ordinary formH1812a drippingdropping.ט֭וֹרֵדtoredcontinualטָרַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “continual”, a verb used as a describing wordH2956to drive on; figuratively, to follow closecontinual.בְּי֣וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in 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…סַגְרִ֑ירsagrirvery rainyסַגְרִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “very rainy”, the ordinary formH5464a pouring rainvery rainy.וְאֵ֥שֶׁתveeshetand eachאִשָּׁהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.מדוניםmdvnymbrawlingמָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brawling”, the ordinary formH4066a contest or quarrelbrawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079 (מִדְיָן), H4090 (מְדָן).מִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmidyanimbrawlingמִדְיָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brawling”, the ordinary formH4079{a contest or quarrel}brawling, contention(-ous).נִשְׁתָּוָֽהnishtavahbe likeשָׁוָהverb, nithpael, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be like”, a completed actionH7737properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;

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American Standard Version (1901)

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

Young’s Literal Translation

A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

World English Bible

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

Darby Translation

A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

Douay-Rheims

Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σταγόνες ἐκβάλλουσιν ἄνθρωπον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ χειμερινῇ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ, ὡσαύτως καὶ γυνὴ λοίδορος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου.