Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Proverbs 20:21

NETBible	An inheritance gained easily¹ in the beginning will not be blessed² in the end.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:21	An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:21	An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:21	An inheritance obtained early in life is not a blessing in the end.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:21	A bonanza at the beginning is no guarantee of blessing at the end.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:21	A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:21	An estate quickly acquired in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:21	An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.
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KJV	An inheritance <05159> [may be] gotten hastily <0926> (8794) (8675) <0973> (8794) at the beginning <07223>_; but the end <0319> thereof shall not be blessed <01288> (8792)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:21	An inheritance <05159> gained <0973> hurriedly <0926> at the beginning <07223> Will not be blessed <01288> in the end <0319> .
LXXM	(20:9b) meriv <3310> N-NSF epispoudazomenh {V-PMPNS} en <1722> PREP prwtoiv <4413> A-DPM en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPM teleutaioiv {A-DPM} ouk <3364> ADV euloghyhsetai <2127> V-FPI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	An inheritance <05159> gained easily <0973> in the beginning <07223> will not <03808> be blessed <01288> in the end <0319> .
HEBREW	Krbt <01288> al <03808> htyrxaw <0319> hnsarb <07223> *tlhbm {tlxbm} <0973> hlxn (20:21) <05159>

NETBible

An inheritance gained easily¹ in the beginning will not be blessed² in the end.³

NET Notes

¹tc The Kethib reads מְבֻחֶלֶת (mÿbukhelet), “gotten by greed” (based on a cognate Syriac verb, “to be greedy”); but the Qere is מְבֹהֶלֶת (mÿvohelet), “gotten hastily [or, quickly].” A large number of mss and the ancient versions read with the Qere (cf. KJV, ASV “gotten hastily”; NAB “gained hastily”; NIV “quickly gained”; NRSV “quickly acquired”).

¹sn If the inheritance is obtained quickly, it could mean prematurely (e.g., Luke 15:12) or cruelly (Prov 19:26). The inheritance is gained without labor or without preparation.

²tn The form is the Pual imperfect, “will not be blessed,” suggesting that divine justice is at work.

²sn The Hebrew verb means “enriched, made fruitful, prospered.” Whatever the inheritance was, it will not reach its full potential or even remain permanent.

³tn Heb “in its end”; KJV, ASV “the end thereof.”