Proverbs 24:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Prepareהָ֘כֵ֤ן
(ha·chen)
3559: to be firma prim. root
your workמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ
(me·lach·te·cha)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak
outsideבַּח֨וּץ
(ba·chutz)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation
And make it readyוְעַתְּדָ֣הּ
(ve·'at·te·dah)
6257: to be readya prim. root
for yourself in the field;בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה
(bas·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
Afterwards,אַ֝חַ֗ר
(a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
then, buildוּבָנִ֥יתָ
(u·va·ni·ta)
1129: to builda prim. root
your house.בֵיתֶֽךָ׃
(vei·te·cha.)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Prepare
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
thy work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
without
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
and make it fit
`athad  (aw-thad')
to prepare -- make fit, be ready to become.
for thyself in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and afterwards
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
thine house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.

King James Bible
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house.

International Standard Version
First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.

NET Bible
Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Prepare your works in the outdoors and make ready in your field, and after that build your house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Prepare your work outside, and get things ready for yourself in the field. Afterwards, build your house.

King James 2000 Bible
Prepare your work outside, and make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterwards build your house.
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