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Proverbs 31:2

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

KJV

Quid, dilecte mi ? quid, dilecte uteri mei ? quid, dilecte votorum meorum ?

Vulgate

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

ASV

מַה בְּ֭רִ/י וּ/מַֽה בַּר בִּטְנִ֑/י וּ֝/מֶה בַּר נְדָרָֽ/י

Hebrew

What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

4 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בַּר
br
noun · 4×
י
y
noun · 72×
י
y
noun · 59×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 1:11 — And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man ch
  • Isa 49:15 — Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.