King James Version

Proverbs 29:21

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

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מְפַנֵּ֣קmefaneqbring upפָּנַקverb, piel, participle, absolute — “bring up”, a verb used as a describing wordH6445to enervatebring up.מִנֹּ֣עַרminoarfrom childנֹעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from child”, the ordinary formH5290(abstractly) boyhoodchild, youth.עַבְדּ֑וֹavdvoservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹveacharitvoand endאַחֲרִיתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and end”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מָנֽוֹןmanonsonמָנוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH4497a continuator, i.e. heirson.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become master at the last.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, [At] his latter end also he is continuator.

World English Bible

He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

Darby Translation

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

Douay-Rheims

He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become master at the last.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς κατασπαταλᾷ ἐκ παιδὸς, οἰκέτης ἔσται, ἔσχατον δὲ ὀδυνηθήσεται ἐφʼ ἑαυτῷ·