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Proverbs 3:15

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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יְקָ֣רָהyeqarahbrightnessיָקָרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “brightness”, the ordinary formH3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.הִ֭יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מפנייםmfnyymfrom rubyפָּנִיןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “from ruby”, the ordinary formH6443probably a pearl (as round)ruby.מִפְּנִינִ֑יםmipninimfrom rubyפָּנִיןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “from ruby”, the ordinary formH6443probably a pearl (as round)ruby.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָchafatseykhadesireחֵפֶץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2656pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִֽשְׁווּyishvvbe likeשָׁוָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be like”, an unfinished 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.בָֽהּvahinבָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

Young’s Literal Translation

Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.

World English Bible

She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

Darby Translation

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.

Douay-Rheims

She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τιμιωτέρα δέ ἐστι λίθων πολυτελῶν, οὐκ ἀντιτάξεται αὐτῇ οὐδὲν πονηρόν· εὔγνωστός ἐστι πᾶσι τοῖς ἐγγίζουσιν αὐτῇ, πᾶν δὲ τίμιον οὐκ ἄξιον αὐτῆς ἐστι.