King James Version

Proverbs 27:25

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

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גָּלָ֣הgalahexileגָּלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, a completed actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.חָ֭צִירchatsirgrassחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.וְנִרְאָהvenirahand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…דֶ֑שֶׁאdeshegrassדֶּשֶׁאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH1877a sprout; by analogy, grass(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּveneesfvand destroyאָסַףconjunction, verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and destroy”, a completed actionH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…עִשְּׂב֥וֹתisvotgrassעֶשֶׂבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “grass”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6212grass (or any tender shoot)grass, herb.הָרִֽיםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

Young’s Literal Translation

Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

World English Bible

The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

Darby Translation

The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

Douay-Rheims

The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιμελοῦ τῶν ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ χλωρῶν, καὶ κερεῖς πόαν, καὶ σύναγε χόρτον ὀρεινὸν,