King James Version

Proverbs 5:18

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

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יְהִֽיyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מְקוֹרְךָ֥meqorekhafountainמָקוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fountain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4726properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).בָר֑וּךְvarukheblessבָרַךְverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “bless”, a verb used as a describing wordH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.וּ֝שְׂמַ֗חusemachand be gladשָׂמַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be glad”, a commandH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.מֵאֵ֥שֶׁתmeeshetfrom eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.נְעוּרֶֽךָneurekhayouthנָעוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “youth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)childhood, youth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,

World English Bible

Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Darby Translation

Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

Douay-Rheims

Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ πηγή σου τοῦ ὕδατος ἔστω σοι ἰδία, καὶ συνευφραίνου μετὰ γυναικὸς τῆς ἐκ νεότητός σου.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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