King James Version

Proverbs 8:17

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

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אֲ֭נִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אהביהhvyhloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.אֹהֲבַ֣יohavayloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.אֵהָ֑בehavloveאָהַבverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “love”, an unfinished actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יumeshacharayand betimesשָׁחַרconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and betimes”, a verb used as a describing wordH7836properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)(do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִיyimtsaunnicomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, 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)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

Young’s Literal Translation

I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.

World English Bible

I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

Darby Translation

I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.

Douay-Rheims

I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ τοὺς ἐμὲ φιλοῦντας ἀγαπῶ, οἱ δὲ ἐμὲ ζητοῦντες εὑρήσουσιν.