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Song of Solomon 8:12

In Song of Solomon 8 of Song of Solomon.

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

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כָּרְמִ֥יkaremivineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “vineyard”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).שֶׁלִּ֖יsheliwho toשֶׁלִּ֖יparticle, relative, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “who to”who toלְפָנָ֑יlefanayto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הָאֶ֤לֶףhaelefthe thousandאֶלֶףdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “the thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.לְךָ֙lekhatoלְךָ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.וּמָאתַ֖יִםumatayimand hundred , -thמֵאָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “and hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.לְנֹטְרִ֥יםlenoterimto bear grudgeנָטַרpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “to bear grudge”, a verb used as a describing wordH5201to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פִּרְיֽוֹpiryvofruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

Young’s Literal Translation

My vineyard — my own — is before me, The thousand [is] for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!

World English Bible

My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover

Darby Translation

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand [silver-pieces] be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.

Douay-Rheims

My vineyard is before me. A thousand are for thee, the peaceable, and two hundred for them that keep the fruit thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My vineyard, even mine, is before me; Solomon shall have a thousand, and they that keep its fruit two hundred.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀμπελών μου ἐμὸς ἐνώπιόν μου, οἱ χίλιοι Σαλωμὼν, καὶ οἱ διακόσιοι τοῖς τηροῦσι τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ.