JOB 10:21 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX πρὸ τοῦ με πορευθῆναι ὅθεν οὐκ ἀναστρέψω, εἰς γῆν σκοτεινὴν καὶ γνοφερὰν,
(pro tou me poreuthaʸnai hothen ouk anastrepsō, eis gaʸn skoteinaʸn kai gnoferan, )

BrTr before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess;

ULT before I go—and do not return—
⇔ to the land of darkness and deep darkness,

UST Let me have some peace now because
⇔ soon I will go to the place from which I will never return.
⇔ In that place where dead people go it is always gloomy.
⇔ Yes, it is very dark.

OEB Ere I go to return no more,
⇔ To the land of darkness and gloom,

WEBBE before I go where I will not return from,
⇔ to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET before I depart, never to return,
⇔ to the land of darkness
⇔ and the deepest shadow,

LSV Before I go, and do not return,
To a land of darkness and death-shade,

FBV before I go to where I shall never return from, the land of darkness and the shadow of death—

T4T before I go to the place from which I will never return,
⇔ where it is always gloomy and very dark [DOU],

LEB • to the land of darkness and deep shadow,

BBE Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,

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JPS Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

ASV Before I go whence I shall not return,
⇔ Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

DRA Before I go, and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death:

YLT Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,

Drby Before I go, and never to return, — to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

RV Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

Wbstr Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death;

KJB-1769 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

KJB-1611 Before I goe whence I shall not returne, euen to the land of darknes and the shadow of death,
(Before I go whence I shall not returne, even to the land of darknes and the shadow of death,)

Bshps Afore I go thyther from whence I shall not turne againe, euen to the lande of darknesse and shadowe of death:
(Afore I go thither/there from whence I shall not turn again, even to the land of darkness and shadow of death:)

Gnva Before I goe and shall not returne, euen to the land of darkenesse and shadow of death:
(Before I go and shall not returne, even to the land of darkness and shadow of death: )

Cvdl afore I go thyther, from whence I shal not turne agayne: Namely, to that londe of darcknesse & shadowe of death:
(afore I go thither/there, from whence I shall not turn again: Namely, to that land of darknessse and shadow of death:)

Wyc bifor that Y go, and turne not ayen, to the derk lond, and hilid with the derknesse of deth, to the lond of wrecchidnesse and of derknessis;
(bifor that I go, and turn not again, to the derk land, and hilid with the derknesse of death, to the land of wrecchidnesse and of darkness;)

Luth ehe denn ich hingehe und komme nicht wieder, nämlich ins Land der Finsternis und des Dunkels,
(ehe because I hingehe and come not again, namely into_the Land the/of_the darkness and the Dunkels,)

ClVg antequam vadam, et non revertar, ad terram tenebrosam, et opertam mortis caligine:[fn]
(antequam vadam, and not/no revertar, to the_earth/land tenebrosam, and opertam mortis caligine: )

10.21 Antequam vadam. Infernus terra dicitur, quia ibi captivi tenentur. Antequam vadam. Non quod qui plangit vadat, sed quod vadat qui non plangit: ut si dicam debitori, solve priusquam te constringam. Non revertar. Ibid. Quia damnatos ultra misericordia non liberat.

10.21 Antequam vadam. Infernus earth/land it_is_said, because there captivi tenentur. Antequam vadam. Non that who plangit vadat, but that vadat who not/no plangit: as when/but_if dicam debitori, solve first/beforequam you(sg) constringam. Non revertar. Ibid. Because damnatos ultra misericordia not/no liberat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ⁠צַלְמָֽוֶת

to/towards earth/land darkness and,deep_shadow

The terms darkness and deep shadow mean similar things. Job is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “to the land of great darkness” or “to the place where it is very dark”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ⁠צַלְמָֽוֶת

to/towards earth/land darkness and,deep_shadow

Job is using the terms darkness and deep darkness to mean by association the abode of the dead, which people in this culture believed to be a very dark place, since it was away from any sunlight. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to the abode of the dead”

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