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Proverbs 8:9

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

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כֻּלָּ֣םkulamallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).נְ֭כֹחִיםnekhochimplainנָכֹחַadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “plain”, the ordinary formH5228straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrityplain, right, uprightness.לַמֵּבִ֑יןlamevinto understandבִּיןpreposition, with the article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “to understand”, a verb used as a describing wordH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvisharimand straightיָשָׁרconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and straight”, the ordinary formH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).לְמֹ֣צְאֵיlemotseeto comeמָצָאpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH4672properly, 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)…דָֽעַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

Young’s Literal Translation

All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

World English Bible

They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.

Darby Translation

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Douay-Rheims

They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πάντα ἐνώπια τοῖς συνιοῦσι, καὶ ὀρθὰ τοῖς εὑρίσκουσι γνῶσιν.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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