PRO 8:16 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Διʼ ἐμοῦ μεγιστᾶνες μεγαλύνονται, καὶ τύραννοι διʼ ἐμοῦ κρατοῦσι γῆς.
(Diʼ emou megistanes megalunontai, kai turannoi diʼ emou kratousi gaʸs. )

UST I enable princes to govern;
⇔ and I enable every royal official who judges righteously to govern.

8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and LXX who govern the earth

OEB By me do princes govern
⇔ and noblemen rule the earth.

WEBBE By me princes rule,
⇔ nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET by me princes rule,
⇔ as well as nobles and all righteous judges.

LSV By me chiefs rule, and nobles,
All judges of earth.

FBV It's because of me that leaders and nobles govern—all who rule justly.

T4T Rulers govern their people with the help of me, wisdom,
⇔ and those who have authority decide things fairly/just with my help.

LEB • and nobles—all judges of righteousness.

BBE Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

ASV By me princes rule,
⇔ And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

DRA By me princes rule, and the mighty decree justice.

YLT By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.

Drby by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.

RV By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

Wbstr By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

KJB-1769 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

KJB-1611 By me Princes rule, and Nobles, euen all the Iudges of the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps By me princes beare rule, and noble men do iudge the earth.
(By me princes bear rule, and noble men do judge the earth.)

Gnva By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.
(By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the judges of the earth. )

Cvdl Thorow me, lordes beare rule, and all iudges of ye earth execute iudgmet.
(Thorow me, lords bear rule, and all judges of ye/you_all earth execute judgement.)

Wycl Princis comaunden bi me; and myyti men demen riytfulnesse bi me.
(Princis comaunden by me; and mighty men demen rightfulness/righteousness by me.)

Luth Durch mich herrschen die Fürsten und alle Regenten auf Erden.
(Durch me herrschen the prince(s) and all Regenten on earth.)

ClVg per me principes imperant, et potentes decernunt justitiam.
(through me principes imperant, and potentes decernunt justitiam. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ֝⁠נְדִיבִ֗ים

and,nobles

Wisdom, the speaker, 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 the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and by me nobles rule” or “and by what is wise, nobles rule”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

וּ֝⁠נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק

and,nobles all/each/any/every judges_of rightly

This phrase is making a distinction between nobles who are judges of righteousness and those who are not. It is not giving us further information about the nobles. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the relationship between these phrases more clear. Alternate translation: “and nobles, that is, all those nobles who are judges of righteousness”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק

judges_of rightly

Here, Wisdom is using the possessive form to describe judges who are characterized by righteousness. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “righteous judges”

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