Proverbs 8:31
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. | I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men. | Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| playing | מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת | ME-sa-che-ket | H7832 | to laughשָׂחַק (sa.chaq) 1) to laugh, play, mock 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to laugh (usually in contempt or derision) 1a2) to sport, play 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make sport 1b2) to jest 1b3) to play (including instrumental music, singing, dancing) 1c) (Hiphil) to laugh mockingly |
| in [the] world of | בְּתֵבֵ֣ל | be-te-VEL | H8398 | worldתֵּבֵל (te.vel) world |
| earth his | אַרְצ֑וֹ | 'ar-TZO | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
| and delights my | וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י | ve-sha-'a-shu-'AI | H8191 | delightשַׁעֲשֻׁעִים (sha.shu.a) 1) delight, enjoyment 1a) delight 1b) object of delight |
| [were] with | אֶת־ | 'et- | H0854 | withאֵת (et) 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep) |
| [the] children of | בְּנֵ֥י | be-NEI | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| humankind | אָדָֽם׃ פ | 'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.