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Proverbs 31:7

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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יִ֭שְׁתֶּהyishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְיִשְׁכַּ֣חveyishkachand forgetשָׁכַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.רִישׁ֑וֹrishvopovertyרֵישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “poverty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7389povertypoverty.וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹvaamalvoand toilעָמָלconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and toil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.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…יִזְכָּרyizkarbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a wish or indirect commandH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.עֽוֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

Young’s Literal Translation

He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

World English Bible

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Darby Translation

let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Douay-Rheims

Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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