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Proverbs 31:16

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

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זָמְמָ֣הzamemahconsiderזָמַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “consider”, a completed actionH2161to plan, usually in a bad senseconsider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil).שָׂ֭דֶהsadehfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּvatiqachehvand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מִפְּרִ֥יmiprifrom fruitפְּרִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.כַ֝פֶּ֗יהָkhapeyhahand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.נטעntplantנָטַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “plant”, a completed actionH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).נָ֣טְעָהnateahplantנָטַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “plant”, a completed actionH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).כָּֽרֶםkaremvineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Young’s Literal Translation

She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

World English Bible

She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.

Darby Translation

She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Douay-Rheims

She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

She views a farm, and buys it: and with the fruit of her hands she plants a possession.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θεωρήσασα γεώργιον ἐπρίατο, ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς κατεφύτευσεν κτῆμα.