JOB 14:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἠρίθμησας δέ μου τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα, καὶ οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ σε οὐδὲν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου;
(Aʸrithmaʸsas de mou ta epitaʸdeumata, kai ou maʸ parelthaʸ se ouden tōn hamartiōn mou; )

BrTr But thou hast numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape thee?

UST Yes, then you would protect me wherever I went,
⇔ and you would not be watching to see whether I sinned or not.

BSB For then You would count my steps,
⇔ but would not keep track of my sin.

OEB But now Thou countest my steps,
⇔ And passest not over my sin.

WEBBE But now you count my steps.
⇔ Don’t you watch over my sin?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Surely now you count my steps;
⇔ then you would not mark my sin.

LSV But now, You number my steps,
You do not watch over my sin.

FBV Then you would look after me[fn] and wouldn't be watching me to see if I sinned.

14:16 Literally, “count my steps.”

T4T You would take care of [MET] me,
⇔ instead of watching me to see if I would sin.

LEB • [fn] you would count my steps, but you would not keep watch over my sin.

14:? Hebrew “now”

BBE For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;

ASV But now thou numberest my steps:
⇔ Dost thou not watch over my sin?

DRA Thou indeed hast numbered my steps, but spare my sins.

YLT But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.

Drby For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

RV But now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

Wbstr For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

KJB-1769 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
(For now thou/you numberest my steps: dost thou/you not watch over my sin? )

KJB-1611 [fn]For nowe thou numbrest my steppes, doest thou not watch ouer my sinne?
(For now thou/you numberst my steppes, doest thou/you not watch over my sinne?)

14:16 Psal.136.2

Bshps For now thou numbrest all my goinges, and geuest no delay vnto my sinne.
(For now thou/you numberst all my goinges, and geuest no delay unto my sin.)

Gnva But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.
(But now thou/you numberst my steppes, and doest not delay my sins. )

Cvdl For thou hast nombred all my goynges, yet be not thou to extreme vpon my synnes.
(For thou/you hast numbered all my goynges, yet be not thou/you to extreme upon my sins.)

Wycl Sotheli thou hast noumbrid my steppis; but spare thou my synnes.
(Truly thou/you hast noumbrid my steppis; but spare thou/you my sins.)

Luth Denn du hast schon meine Gänge gezählet; aber du wollest ja nicht achthaben auf meine Sünde.
(Because you have schon my Gänge gezählet; but you want ja not achthave on my Sünde.)

ClVg Tu quidem gressus meos dinumerasti: sed parce peccatis meis.[fn]
(Tu indeed gressus meos dinumerasti: but parce sins meis. )

14.16 Tu quidem gressus, etc. Gressus dinumerat, et peccatis parcit: qui subtiliter acta nostra considerat, et tamen hic pœnitentibus misericorditer relaxat. Dinumerasti, sed parce. Dinumerat, dum nos ad singula quæ fecimus deflenda convertit; parcit, quia quæ punivimus, non punit, unde adhuc subdit:

14.16 Tu indeed gressus, etc. Gressus dinumerat, and sins parcit: who subtiliter acta nostra considerat, and tamen this pœnitentibus misericorditer relaxat. Dinumerasti, but parce. Dinumerat, dum we to singula which fecimus deflenda convertit; parcit, because which punivimus, not/no punit, whence adhuc subdit:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַ֭תָּה צְעָדַ֣⁠י תִּסְפּ֑וֹר לֹֽא־תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽ⁠י

then steps,my count not keep_watch on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sin,my

Job is speaking as if God literally will number or count the steps he is taking. He is speaking of living as if it were walking along a path. Job alludes to what he said in 13:27, that God was watching his paths and marking places where he had to step. Job could mean here: (1) that once God was no longer angry with him, God would caringly observe all that he did to ensure that he was all right, but God would no longer be looking to see whether he was doing wrong. Alternate translation: “then you would caringly observe all that I did, but you would no longer be looking to see whether I was doing wrong” (2) that God is currently restricting his activities, but once God was no longer angry with him, God would not watch him so closely. Alternate translation: “now you are restricting my activities to keep me from doing the slightest thing wrong, but then you would no longer watch me so closely”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֹֽא־תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽ⁠י

not keep_watch on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sin,my

Job is using his sin to mean all of him in the act of sinning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you would not watch over me to see whether I am doing wrong”

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