King James Version

Proverbs 31:11

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

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בָּ֣טַחbatachbe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be bold”, a completed actionH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בָּ֭הּbahinבָּ֭הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inלֵ֣בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…בַּעְלָ֑הּbalahhusbandבַּעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “husband”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1167a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)[phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath i…וְ֝שָׁלָ֗לveshalaland preyשָׁלָלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and prey”, the ordinary formH7998bootyprey, spoil.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֶחְסָֽרyechsarfailחָסֵרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fail”, an unfinished actionH2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessenbe abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he hath no lack of gain.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Young’s Literal Translation

The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

World English Bible

The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

Darby Translation

The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.

Douay-Rheims

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he hath no lack of gain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θαρσεῖ ἐπʼ αὐτῇ ἡ καρδία τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς· ἡ τοιαύτη καλῶν σκύλων οὐκ ἀπορήσει.