JOB 21:22 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXX Πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ Κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην; αὐτὸς δὲ φόνους διακρίνει;
(Poteron ouⱪi ho Kurios estin ho didaskōn sunesin kai epistaʸmaʸn; autos de fonous diakrinei; )

BrTr Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?

UST Since God judges everyone, even those who are in heaven,
⇔ no one can teach him anything.

BSB ⇔ Can anyone teach knowledge to God,
⇔ since He judges those on high?

OEB Will any teach knowledge to God,
⇔ Seeing He judgeth (angels) on high?

WEBBE ⇔ “Shall any teach God knowledge,
⇔ since he judges those who are high?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Can anyone teach God knowledge,
⇔ since he judges those that are on high?

LSV Does [one] teach knowledge to God,
Since He judges [those] on high?

FBV Can anyone teach God anything he doesn't already know, since he is the one who judges even heavenly beings? [fn]

21:22 Literally, “the exalted ones.”

T4T ⇔ “Since God judges everyone, even those that are in heaven,
⇔ ◄who can teach God anything?/certainly no one can teach God anything.► [RHQ]

LEB • since[fn] he himself[fn] judges high ones?

21:1 Hebrew “and”

21:1 Emphatic personal pronoun

BBE Is anyone able to give teaching to God? for he is the judge of those who are on high.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.

ASV Shall any teach God knowledge,
⇔ Seeing he judgeth those that are high?

DRA Shall any one teach God knowledge, who judgeth those that are high?

YLT To God doth [one] teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

Drby Can any teach [fn]God knowledge? And he it is that judgeth those that are high.

21.22 El

RV Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

Wbstr Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

KJB-1769 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

KJB-1611 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he iudgeth those that are high.
(Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.)

Bshps Seeing God hath the highest power of all, who can teache him any knowledge?
(Seeing God hath/has the highest power of all, who can teach him any knowledge?)

Gnva Shall any teache God knowledge, who iudgeth the highest things?
(Shall any teach God knowledge, who judgeth the highest things? )

Cvdl In as moch the as God hath ye hyest power of all, who can teach him eny knowlege?
(In as much thee/you as God hath/has ye/you_all hyest power of all, who can teach him any knowledge?)

Wyc Whether ony man schal teche God kunnyng, which demeth hem that ben hiye?
(Whether any man shall teach God cunning, which demeth them that been hiye?)

Luth Wer will GOtt lehren, der auch die Hohen richtet?
(Who will God lehren, the/of_the also the Hohen richtet?)

ClVg Numquid Deus docebit quispiam scientiam, qui excelsos judicat?[fn]
(Numquid God docebit quispiam scientiam, who excelsos yulet_him_say? )

21.22 Nunquid Deum quispiam docebit scientiam? id est nobiscum nil injuste agit, qui et subtiliorem nobis angelicam naturam juste judicavit, unde nihil restat conqueri.

21.22 Nunquid God quispiam docebit scientiam? id it_is nobiscum nil injuste agit, who and subtiliorem us angelicam naturam juste yudicavit, whence nihil restat conqueri.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַ⁠לְ⁠אֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־דָּ֑עַת וְ֝⁠ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט

the,to,God teach knowledge and=he on_high judges

Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “No one can teach knowledge to God, since he judges the ones being high!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רָמִ֥ים

on_high

Job is probably using the term high by association to mean angels, who are high in heaven. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “even the angels”

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