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Proverbs 30:29

There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

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שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הsheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).הֵ֭מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.מֵיטִ֣יבֵיmeytivebe acceptedיָטַבverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “be accepted”, a verb used as a describing wordH3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase]…צָ֑עַדtsaadpaceצַעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “pace”, the ordinary formH6806a pace or regular steppace, step.וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הvearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.מֵיטִ֥בֵיmeytivebe acceptedיָטַבverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “be accepted”, a verb used as a describing wordH3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase]…לָֽכֶתlakhetcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, infinitive construct — “carry”, the to-form of the verbH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

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American Standard Version (1901)

There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

Young’s Literal Translation

Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:

World English Bible

“There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

Darby Translation

There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:

Douay-Rheims

There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)