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Psalms 128:3

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

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אֶשְׁתְּךָ֤eshtekhaeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.כְּגֶ֥פֶןkegefenas vineגֶּפֶןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.פֹּרִיָּה֮poriyahbearפָּרָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH6509to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֪יbeyarketein borderיְרֵכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “in border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recessborder, coast, part, quarter, side.בֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָveytekhafamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…בָּ֭נֶיךָbaneykhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […כִּשְׁתִלֵ֣יkishtileas plantשְׁתִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as plant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8363a sprig (as if transplanted), i.e. suckerplant.זֵיתִ֑יםzeytimoliveזַיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “olive”, the ordinary formH2132an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berryolive (tree, -yard), Olivet.סָ֝בִ֗יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.לְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָleshulchanekhato tableשֻׁלְחָןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to table”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7979a table (as spread out); by implication, a mealtable.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thy house; thy children like olive plants, round about thy table.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy wife [is] as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

World English Bible

Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.

Darby Translation

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.

Douay-Rheims

The wicked have wrought upon my back: they have lengthened their iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thy house; thy children like olive plants, round about thy table.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house: thy children as young olive-plants round about thy table.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ γυνή σου ὡς ἄμπελος εὐθηνοῦσα ἐν ταῖς κλίτεσι τῆς οἰκίας σου· οἱ υἱοί σου ὡς νεόφυτα ἐλαιῶν κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου.