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Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

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אַ֥שְֽׁרֵיashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.אָדָם֮adampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫shomeahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hear”, a verb used as a describing wordH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…לִ֥יlitoלִ֥יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toלִשְׁקֹ֣דlishqodto hastenשָׁקַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to hasten”, the to-form of the verbH8245to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דַּ֭לְתֹתַיdaltotaydoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).י֤וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…י֑וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlishmorto bewardשָׁמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).מְזוּזֹ֥תmezuzotpostמְזוּזָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “post”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4201a door-post (as prominent)(door, side) post.פְּתָחָֽיpetachaydoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

World English Bible

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

Darby Translation

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὃς εἰσακούσεταί μου, καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃς τὰς ἐμὰς ὁδοὺς φυλάξει, ἀγρυπνῶν ἐπʼ ἐμαῖς θύραις καθʼ ἡμέραν, τηρῶν σταθμοὺς ἐμῶν εἰσόδων.