King James Version

Psalms 107:37

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

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וַיִּזְרְע֣וּvayizrevand bearזָרַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.שָׂ֭דוֹתsadotfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וַיִּטְּע֣וּvayitvand plantנָטַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and plant”, the next action in the storyH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).כְרָמִ֑יםkheramimvineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).וַ֝יַּעֲשׂ֗וּvayaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…פְּרִ֣יperifruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.תְבֽוּאָהtevuahfruitתְּבוּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fruit”, the ordinary formH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

World English Bible

sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

Darby Translation

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσπειραν ἀγροὺς, καὶ ἐφύτευσαν ἀμπελῶνας, καὶ ἐποίησαν καρπὸν γεννήματος.