King James Version

Proverbs 30:28

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.

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שְׂ֭מָמִיתsemamitspiderשְׂמָמִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “spider”, the ordinary formH8079a lizard (from the superstition of its noxiousness)spider.בְּיָדַ֣יִםbeyadayimin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “in hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂtetapescatchתָּפַשׂverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, an unfinished actionH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.וְ֝הִ֗יאvehiand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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.בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbeheykhlein palaceהֵיכָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in palace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The spider thou canst take with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.

Young’s Literal Translation

A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

World English Bible

You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

Darby Translation

thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

Douay-Rheims

The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings’ houses.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)