King James Version

Proverbs 3:16

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

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אֹ֣רֶךְorekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “length”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.יָ֭מִיםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a 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…בִּֽימִינָ֑הּbiminahin rightיָמִיןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbismovlahin leftשְׂמֹאולpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in left”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left handleft (hand, side).עֹ֣שֶׁרosherrichesעֹשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “riches”, the ordinary formH6239wealth[idiom] far (richer), riches.וְכָבֽוֹדvekhavodand gloriousכָּבוֹדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

Young’s Literal Translation

Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.

World English Bible

Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

Darby Translation

Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.

Douay-Rheims

Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: a out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μῆκος γὰρ βίου καὶ ἔτη ζωῆς ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτῆς, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ αὐτῆς πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα· a ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτῆς ἐκπορεύεται δικαιοσύνη, νόμον δὲ καὶ ἔλεον ἐπὶ γλώσσης φορεῖ.