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Proverbs 6:7

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

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אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֵֽיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לָ֥הּlahtoלָ֥הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toקָצִ֗יןqatsincaptainקָצִיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH7101a magistrate (as deciding) or other leadercaptain, guide, prince, ruler. Compare H6278 (עֵת קָצִין).שֹׁטֵ֥רshoterofficerשֹׁטֵרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “officer”, a verb used as a describing wordH7860properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrateofficer, overseer, ruler.וּמֹשֵֽׁלumosheland ruleמָשַׁלconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and rule”, a verb used as a describing wordH4910to rule(have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

Young’s Literal Translation

Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

World English Bible

which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

Darby Translation

which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

Douay-Rheims

Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκείνῳ γὰρ γεωργίου μὴ ὑπάρχοντος, μηδὲ τὸν ἀναγκάζοντα ἔχων, μηδὲ ὑπὸ δεσπότην ὢν,