King James Version

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

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עֵץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.חַיִּ֣יםchayimlifeחַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.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.לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםlamachaziqimto be constantחָזַקpreposition, with the article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “to be constant”, a verb used as a describing wordH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…בָּ֑הּbahinבָּ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָvetomekheyhaand holdתָּמַךְconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).מְאֻשָּֽׁרmeushargoאָשַׁרverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “go”, a verb used as a describing wordH833to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

Young’s Literal Translation

A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.

World English Bible

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

Darby Translation

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.

Douay-Rheims

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ξύλον ζωῆς ἐστι πᾶσι τοῖς ἀντεχομένοις αὐτῆς, καὶ τοῖς ἐπερειδομένοις ἐπʼ αὐτὴν ὡς ἐπὶ Κύριον ἀσφαλής.