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OET-LV [is]_a_roaring like_the_lion [the]_rage of_a_king and_like_dew on grass favour_his.
UHB נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ ‡
(naham ⱪaⱪəfīr zaˊaf melek ūkəţal ˊal-ˊēseⱱ rəʦōnō.)
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ULT The rage of a king is a growling like the young lion,
⇔ but his favor is like dew on vegetation.
UST When kings are furious, they frighten people like the roaring of young lions frightens people,
⇔ but when they approve of people, it is as refreshing as dew on plants.
BSB ⇔ A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
⇔ but his favor is like dew on the grass.
OEB The wrath of a king is like the growl of a lion,
⇔ his favour like dew on the grass.
WEB The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
⇔ but his favor is like dew on the grass.
NET A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion,
⇔ but his favor is like dew on the grass.
LSV The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion,
And his goodwill as dew on the herb.
FBV When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
T4T ⇔ When a king is angry, that causes people to be afraid of him, like the roar of a lion causes people to be afraid [SIM],
⇔ but if he acts kindly toward people, they like it just like they like dew on the grass in the morning.
LEB • but his favor is like dew on the grass.
BBE The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
ASV The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
⇔ But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
DRA As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
YLT The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
DBY The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
RV The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
WBS The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
KJB The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
(The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. )
BB The kynges displeasure is lyke the roaryng of a Lion: but his fauour is lyke the deawe vpon the grasse.
(The kings displeasure is like the roaryng of a Lion: but his fauour is like the deawe upon the grasse.)
GNV The Kings wrath is like the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is like the dewe vpon ye grasse.
(The Kings wrath is like the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is like the dewe upon ye/you_all grasse. )
CB The kynges disfauor is like ye roaringe of a Lyo, but his fredshpe is like the dewe vpo ye grasse.
(The kings disfauor is like ye/you_all roaringe of a Lyo, but his fredshpe is like the dewe upo ye/you_all grasse.)
WYC As the gnasting of a lioun, so and the ire of the king; and as deewe on eerbe, so and the gladnesse of the kyng.
(As the gnasting of a lioun, so and the ire of the king; and as deewe on eerbe, so and the gladnesse of the king.)
LUT Die Ungnade des Königs ist wie das Brüllen eines jungen Löwen; aber seine Gnade ist wie Tau auf dem Grase.
(The Ungnade the kings is like the Brüllen eines jungen Löwen; but his Gnade is like Tau on to_him Grase.)
CLV Sicut fremitus leonis, ita et regis ira, et sicut ros super herbam, ita et hilaritas ejus.
(Sicut fremitus leonis, ita and king ira, and like ros super herbam, ita and hilaritas his. )
BRN The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.
BrLXX Βασιλέως ἀπειλὴ ὁμοία βρυγμῷ λέοντος· ὥσπερ δὲ δρόσος ἐπὶ χόρτῳ, οὕτως τὸ ἱλαρὸν αὐτοῦ.
(Basileōs apeilaʸ homoia brugmōi leontos; hōsper de drosos epi ⱪortōi, houtōs to hilaron autou. )
19:12 A lion’s roar is a frightening prelude to life-threatening violence (cp. 20:2). Dew on the grass is soothing and contributes to growth (see 16:14-15).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
זַ֣עַף & רְצוֹנֽוֹ
rage & favor,his
See how you translated the abstract nouns rage in 11:23 and favor in 3:4.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
כַּ֭כְּפִיר & מֶ֑לֶךְ & רְצוֹנֽוֹ
like_the,lion & king & favor,his
Here, a king, the young lion, and his refer to kings and young lions in general, not to a specific king or young lion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any king … like any young lion … that king’s favor”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר
roaring like_the,lion
Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “is a growling like the growling of the young lion”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר
roaring like_the,lion
Solomon is saying that The rage of a king is like the growling of the young lion because both frighten people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “is frightening like the growling of the young lion”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ
and,like,dew on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in plant favor,his
Solomon is saying that a king’s favor is like dew on vegetation because both are refreshing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “but his favor is refreshing like dew on vegetation”