God & Savior

Proverbs 8:31

I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.
Proverbs 8:31
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ פ

  1. מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ket“playing”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׂחַק · “to laugh” · Strong's H7832
  2. בְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.Vel“in [the] world of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תֵּבֵל · “world” · Strong's H8398
  3. אַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.Tzo“earth his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  4. וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'Ai“and delight<s> my”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים · “delight” · Strong's H8191
  5. אֶת־'et-“[were] with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  6. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] children of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  7. אָדָֽם׃ פ'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)