King James Version

Proverbs 31:28

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

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קָ֣מוּqamvriseקוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “rise”, a completed actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…בָ֭נֶיהָvaneyhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvayashruhaand goאָשַׁרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and go”, the next action in the storyH833to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּbalahhusbandבַּעַלnoun, 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…וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּvayhallahand boastהָלַלconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and boast”, the next action in the storyH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also , and he praiseth her, saying :

Young’s Literal Translation

Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,

World English Bible

Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:

Darby Translation

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her:

Douay-Rheims

Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And her kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, and her husband praises her.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀνέστησε τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπλούτησαν, καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ᾔνεσεν αὐτήν.