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Proverbs 6:31

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

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וְ֭נִמְצָאvenimtsaand comeמָצָאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and come”, a completed action in a sequenceH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…יְשַׁלֵּ֣םyeshalemmake amendsשָׁלַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “make amends”, an unfinished actionH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshivatayimsevenשִׁבְעָתַיִםadjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7659seven-timesseven(-fold, times).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).ה֖וֹןhonenoughהוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.בֵּית֣וֹbeytvofamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יִתֵּֽןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

Young’s Literal Translation

And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

World English Bible

but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

Darby Translation

and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Douay-Rheims

And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἁλῷ, ἀποτίσει ἑπταπλάσια, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ δοὺς ῥύσεται ἑσυτόν.