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Song of Solomon 3:8

In Song of Solomon 3 of Song of Solomon.

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

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כֻּלָּם֙kulamallכֹּלnoun, 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).אֲחֻ֣זֵיachuzeholdאָחַזverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).חֶ֔רֶבcherevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.מְלֻמְּדֵ֖יmelumdeteachלָמַדverb, pual, passive participle, construct — “teach”, a verb used as a describing wordH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).אִ֤ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חַרְבּוֹ֙charbvoknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “knife”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.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,…יְרֵכ֔וֹyerekhvosideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.מִפַּ֖חַדmipachadfrom dreadפַּחַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dread”, the ordinary formH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.בַּלֵּילּֽוֹתbaleylotin nightלַיִלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They all handle the sword, and are expert in war; every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of dread in the night.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.

Young’s Literal Translation

All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.

World English Bible

They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.

Darby Translation

They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights.

Douay-Rheims

All holding swords, and most expert in war: every man’s sword upon his thigh, because of fears in the night.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They all handle the sword, and are expert in war; every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of dread in the night.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They all hold a sword, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear by night.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πάντες κατέχοντες ῥομφαίαν δεδιδαγμένοι πόλεμον· ἀνὴρ ῥομφαία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ θάμβους ἐν νυξί.