Proverbs 8:31

Hebrew
מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם
ESV
rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man.
NIV
rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
NLT
And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!
LXX
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greek

The definite article
οἰκουμένην συντελέσας καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐνευφραίνετο ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων
KJV
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Proverbs 8:30 ← Proverbs 8:31 → Proverbs 8:32

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