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The Sayings for King Lemuel

Proverbs 31:2

In 10 translations

BSB
What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?Or What or What are you doing
KJV
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
WEB
“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
ASV
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
LSV
“What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
YLT
'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
DBY
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?
DRC
What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?
GNV
What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!
JPS
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

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Original-language editions

WLC
מַה־בְּ֭רִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִ֑י וּ֝מֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
  • 1 Samuel 1:11And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD…
  • 1 Samuel 1:28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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