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Proverbs 31:2

In Proverbs 31 of Proverbs.

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

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מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.בְּ֭רִיberisonבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1248the heir (apparent to the throne)son.וּמַֽהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.בַּרbarsonבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1248the heir (apparent to the throne)son.בִּטְנִ֑יbitnibodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.וּ֝מֶהumehand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.בַּרbarsonבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1248the heir (apparent to the throne)son.נְדָרָֽיnedarayvowנֶדֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “vow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promisedvow(-ed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

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American Standard Version (1901)

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

Young’s Literal Translation

'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?

World English Bible

“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!

Darby Translation

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

Douay-Rheims

What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

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