King James Version

Proverbs 27:26

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

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כְּבָשִׂ֥יםkevasimlambכֶּבֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH3532a ram (just old enough to butt)lamb, sheep.לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlilvushekhato garmentלְבוּשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.וּמְחִ֥ירumechirand priceמְחִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and price”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4242price, payment, wagesgain, hire, price, sold, worth.שָׂ֝דֶ֗הsadehfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.עַתּוּדִֽיםatudimchief oneעַתּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “chief one”, the ordinary formH6260prepared, i.e. full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the peoplechief one, (he) goat, ram.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

Young’s Literal Translation

Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,

World English Bible

The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.

Darby Translation

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;

Douay-Rheims

Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα ἔχῃς πρόβατα εἰς ἱματισμόν· τίμα πεδίον, ἵνα ὠσί σοι ἄρνες.