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Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

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שָֽׁלְחָ֣הshalechahsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָnaaroteyhadamselנַעֲרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “damsel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).תִקְרָ֑אtiqracallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.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,…גַּ֝פֵּ֗יgapehimselfגַּףnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “himself”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1610the back; by extension the body or self[phrase] highest places, himself.מְרֹ֣מֵיmeromeaboveמָרוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “above”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.קָֽרֶתqaretcityקֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH7176a citycity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:

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American Standard Version (1901)

She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

Young’s Literal Translation

She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:

World English Bible

She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

Darby Translation

she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,

Douay-Rheims

She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέστειλε τοὺς ἑαυτῆς δούλους, συγκαλοῦσα μετὰ ὑψηλοῦ κηρύγματος ἐπὶ κρατῆρα, λέγουσα,