King James Version
Proverbs 7:20 in the King James Version says “He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. with: Heb. in his hand the day: or, the ...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. with: Heb. in his hand the day: or, the new moon”
Proverbs 7:20 · KJV
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. with: Heb. in his hand the day: or, the new moon
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; straightway: Heb. suddenly
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“with him”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“at the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“home”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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