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Proverbs 3:22

So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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וְיִֽהְי֣וּveyihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and 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.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.לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָlenafshekhato creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וְ֝חֵ֗ןvechenand favourחֵןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and favour”, the ordinary formH2580graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָlegargeroteykhato neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1621the throat (as used in rumination)neck.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

World English Bible

so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.

Darby Translation

so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.

Douay-Rheims

And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; a and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα ζήσῃ ἡ ψυχή σου, καὶ χάρις ᾖ περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ· a ἔσται δὲ ἴασις ταῖς σαρξί σου, καὶ ἐπιμέλεια τοῖς σοῖς ὀστέοις·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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