Proverbs 8:2–3
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8:2At the top1 of the elevated places along the way,
at the intersection2 of the paths she takes her stand;
8:3beside the gates opening into3 the city,
at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:4
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- 1 Heb “head.” The word רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head”) refers to the highest area or most important place in the elevated area. The contrast with chapter 7 is striking. There the wayward woman lurked at the corners in the street at night; here wisdom is at the highest point in the open places in view of all.
- 2 Heb “at the house of the paths.” The “house” is not literal here, but refers to where the paths meet (cf. , ), that is, the “crossroads” (so , , ).
- 3 Heb “at the mouth of.”
- 4 The cry is a very loud ringing cry that could not be missed. The term רָנַן (ranan) means “to give a ringing cry.” It is often only a shrill sound that might come with a victory in battle, but its use in the psalms for praise shows that it also can have clear verbal content, as it does here. For wisdom to stand in the street and give such a ringing cry would mean that it could be heard by all. It was a proclamation.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
On the heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
At the heights overlooking the road,
at the crossroads, she takes her stand.
Beside the gates leading into the city,
at the main entrance, she cries out:
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NLTNew Living Translation
On the hilltop along the road,
she takes her stand at the crossroads.
By the gates at the entrance to the town,
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Atop the heights beside the road,
at the crossroads she stands.
Beside gates, before towns,
at the entrance of doors, she cries out:
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KJV 1900King James Version
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way
In the places of the paths.
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the coming in at the doors.
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