PRO 31:29 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πολλαὶ θυγατέρες ἐκτήσαντο πλοῦτον, πολλαὶ ἐποίησαν δύναμιν· σὺ δὲ ὑπέρκεισαι, ὑπερῇρας πάσας.
(Pollai thugateres ektaʸsanto plouton, pollai epoiaʸsan dunamin; su de huperkeisai, huperaʸras pasas. )

BrTr Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all.

ULT “Many daughters have acted with worth,
⇔ but you yourself have ascended over all of them.”

UST He says to her, “There are many women who do admirable things,
⇔ but you surpass them all!”

BSB “Many daughters have done noble things,
⇔ but you surpass them all!”

OEB ‘Many daughters have done nobly,
⇔ but you excellest them all!’

WEBBE “Many women do noble things,
⇔ but you excel them all.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Many daughters have done valiantly,
⇔ but you surpass them all!”

LSV “The daughters who have done worthily [are] many,
You have gone up above them all.”

FBV “Many women do great things, but you are better than all of them!”

T4T He says to her, “There are many women who do admirable things,
⇔ but you surpass them all!”

LEB • [fn] but[fn] all of them.”

31:? Or “strength,” or “valor,” or “ability,” or “efficiency”

31:? Literally “you ascend over”

BBE Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS 'Many daughters have done valiantly, but thou excellest them all.'

ASV Many daughters have done worthily,
⇔ But thou excellest them all.

DRA Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.

YLT 'Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'

Drby Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excellest them all.

RV Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Wbstr Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

KJB-1769 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.[fn]
(Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou/you excellest them all. )

31.29 have…: or, have gotten riches

KJB-1611 [fn]Many daughters haue done vertuously, but thou excellest them all.
(Many daughters have done virtueously, but thou/you excellest them all.)

31:29 Or, haue gotten riches.

Bshps Many daughters there be that gather riches together: but thou goest aboue them all.
(Many daughters there be that gather riches together: but thou/you goest above them all.)

Gnva Many daughters haue done vertuously: but thou surmountest them all.
(Many daughters have done virtueously: but thou/you surmountest them all. )

Cvdl Many daughters there be yt gather riches together, but thou goest aboue the all.
(Many daughters there be it gather riches together, but thou/you goest above the all.)

Wyc Many douytris gaderiden richessis; thou passidist alle.
(Many daughters gathereden richessis; thou/you passedist alle.)

Luth Viele Töchter bringen Reichtum; du aber übertriffst sie alle.
(Viele Töchter bringen Reichtum; you but übertriffst they/she/them alle.)

ClVg Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias; tu supergressa es universas.[fn]
(Multæ daughters congregaverunt divitias; you supergressa you_are universas. )

31.29 Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias: tu supergressa es universas. Ecclesiæ hæreticorum, etc., usque ad quæ fide casta et opere perfecto Redemptoris sui vestigia sectatur.

31.29 Multæ daughters congregaverunt divitias: you supergressa you_are universas. Ecclesiæ hæreticorum, etc., until to which fide casta and opere perfecto Redemptoris sui vestigia sectatur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

רַבּ֣וֹת בָּ֭נוֹת עָ֣שׂוּ חָ֑יִל וְ֝⁠אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית עַל־כֻּלָּֽ⁠נָה

many women they_had_acquired excellently and,you surpass on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all,them

This verse is a quotation of what the woman’s husband said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate this with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בָּ֭נוֹת

women

Here, the woman’s husband uses daughters to refer to women in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חָ֑יִל

excellently

Here, worth refers to both physical ability and moral worth. See how you translated the same use of worth in 31:10.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

וְ֝⁠אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית

and,you surpass

The woman’s husband uses the word yourself to emphasize how excellent his wife is. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: “but you, yes, you have ascended”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית עַל

and,you surpass on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in

Here, the woman’s husband speaks of his wife acting more admirably than all other woman as if she ascended over them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but you yourself have acted more worthily than” or “but you yourself are more excellent than”

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