Proverbs 3:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. | This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. | It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| healing | רִ֭פְאוּת | RIF-'ut | H7500 | healingרִפְאוּת (riph.ut) healing |
| may it be | תְּהִ֣י | te-HI | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| to navel your | לְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָ | le-sha-RE-kha | H8270 | umbilical cordשֹׁר (shor) umbilical cord, navel, navel-string |
| and refreshment | וְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּי | ve-shi-KUI | H8250 | drinkשִׁקֻּו (shiq.quv) drink, refreshment Another spelling of shiq.quy (שִׁקּוּי "drink" H8250) |
| to bones your | לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | le-'atz-mo-TEI-kha | H6106G | boneעֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) : bone/limb 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.