Verse List for JOB 22:8

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Elifaz (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The land belongs to a powerful man. ⇔ ≈ A man who was honoured lives on it.

OET-LV And_a _person _of arm to_him/it the_earth/land and_one_uplifted _of face he _dwells in_it.

ULT But the man of arm, the earth, was to him, ⇔  and the lifted of face dwelt upon it.

UST You must have refused to help others even though you were a wealthy man who owned a lot of land. ⇔  You must have enjoyed a life of privilege without being concerned for others.

BSB & MSB while the land belonged to a mighty man, ⇔  and a man of honor lived on it.

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. ⇔  The honourable man, he lived in it.

NET Although you were a powerful man, owning land, ⇔ an honored man living on it,

LSV As for the man of arm—he has the earth,
And the accepted of face—he dwells in it.

FBV Is it because the land belongs to the powerful, and only the privileged have a right to live there?[fn]

T4T Because you were very powerful, you must have taken over all the people’s land, ⇔  and then, being very respected, you have begun to live on that land.

LEB • And the land belongs to the man of power ,[fn]
• and the favored[fn] lives in it.

BBE For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

Moff to let the powerful hold the land, ⇔  to let squires settle down.

JPS And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,

ASV But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; ⇔ And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

DRA In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

YLT As to the man of arm — he hath the earth, And the accepted of face — he dwelleth in it.

Drby But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

RV But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man, he dwelt in it.

SLT And the man of arm, to him the earth; and the lifted up of face dwelt in it.

Wbstr But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.

KJB-1769 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 But as for the [fn]mightie man, hee had the earth, and the [fn]honourable man dwelt in it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in auctoritie dwelt in it.
(But the mighty man had the earth, and he that was in authority dwelt in it.)

Gnva But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.
(But the mighty man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.)

Cvdl Shulde soch one the as vseth violece, wroge & oppression (doinge all thinges of parcialyte, & hauynge respecte of personnes) dwell in the lode?
(Should such one thee/you as useth violence, wrong and oppression (doinge all things of parcialyte, and having respect of persons) dwell in the lode?)

Wycl In the strengthe of thin arm thou haddist the lond in possessioun; and thou moost myyti heldist it.
(In the strength of thin arm thou/you hadst/had the land in possession; and thou/you most mighty heldist it.)

Luth du hast Gewalt im Lande geübet und prächtig drinnen gesessen;
(you(sg) have violence in_the land practised and magnificent inside sat;)

ClVg In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram, et potentissimus obtinebas eam.
(In with_courage arms(n) yours(sg) get_itbas the_earth/land, and most_powerful obtinebas her.)

UHB וְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣⁠וֹ הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ וּ⁠נְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽ⁠הּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐθαύμασας δέ τινων πρόσωπον, ᾤκισας δὲ τοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

BrTr And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.