King James Version

Proverbs 31:25

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

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עֹזozstrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strength”, the ordinary formH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.וְהָדָ֥רvehadarand beautyהָדָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beauty”, the ordinary formH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.לְבוּשָׁ֑הּlevushahgarmentלְבוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗קvatischaqand laughשָׂחַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and laugh”, the next action in the storyH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.לְי֣וֹםleyomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אַחֲרֽוֹןacharonlastאַחֲרוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “last”, the ordinary formH314hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) westernafter (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

Young’s Literal Translation

Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

World English Bible

Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

Darby Translation

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth [at] the coming day.

Douay-Rheims

Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

She puts on strength and honour; and rejoices in the last days.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰσχὺν καὶ εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο, καὶ εὐφράνθη ἐν ἡμέραις ἐσχάταις.