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Proverbs 6:8

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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תָּכִ֣יןtakhinbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…בַּקַּ֣יִץbaqayitsin summerקַיִץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in summer”, the ordinary formH7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) seasonsummer (fruit, house).לַחְמָ֑הּlachmahbreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.אָגְרָ֥הagerahgatherאָגַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “gather”, a completed actionH103to harvestgather.בַ֝קָּצִ֗ירvaqatsirin harvestקָצִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in harvest”, the ordinary formH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).מַאֲכָלָֽהּmaakhalahfruitמַאֲכָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3978an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

Young’s Literal Translation

She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

World English Bible

provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

Darby Translation

provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.

Douay-Rheims

Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. a Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; b whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: c though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐτοιμάζεται θέρους τὴν τροφὴν, πολλήν τε ἐν τῷ ἀμητῷ ποιεῖται τὴν παράθεσιν· a ἢ πορεύθητι πρὸς τὴν μέλισσαν, καὶ μάθε ὡς ἐργάτις ἐστὶ, τήν τε ἐργασίαν ὡς σεμνὴν ποιεῖται· b ἧς τοὺς πόνους βασιλεῖς καὶ ἰδιῶται πρὸς ὑγίειαν προσφέρονται· ποθεινὴ δέ ἐστι πᾶσι καὶ ἐπίδοξος, c καίπερ οὖσα τῇ ῥώμῃ ἀσθενὴς, τὴν σοφίαν τιμήσασα προήχθη.