JOB 21:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Turn and look at me and be appalled.
⇔ ≈Yes, put your hands over your mouths in shock.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἰσβλέψαντες εἰς ἐμὲ θαυμάσετε, χεῖρα θέντες ἐπὶ σιαγόνι.
(Eisblepsantes eis eme thaumasete, ⱪeira thentes epi siagoni. )

UST If you consider my situation, it will shock you.
⇔ That should make you put your hands over your mouths and say no more!

OEB Now listen to me; and, in horror,
⇔ Lay ye your hand on your mouth.

WEBBE Look at me, and be astonished.
⇔ Lay your hand on your mouth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Look at me and be appalled;
⇔ put your hands over your mouths.

LSV Turn to me, and be astonished,
And put hand to mouth.

FBV Just take a look at me. Aren't you appalled? Cover your mouth with your hand in shock!

T4T Look at me! Does what you see not cause you to be appalled
⇔ and to put your hands over your mouths and say no more?

LEB • and place your hand on your mouth.

BBE Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.

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JPS Turn unto me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

ASV Mark me, and be astonished,
⇔ And lay your hand upon your mouth.

DRA Hearken to me and be astonished, and lay your finger on your mouth.

YLT Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

Drby Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.

RV Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Wbstr Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

KJB-1769 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.[fn]

21.5 Mark…: Heb. Look unto me

KJB-1611 [fn]Marke mee, and be astonished, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.
(Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.)

21:5 Heb. looke vnto me.

Bshps Marke me well and be abashed, and lay your hande vpon your mouth.
(Mark me well and be abashed, and lay your hand upon your mouth.)

Gnva Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.
(Mark me, and be abashed, and lay your hand upon your mouth. )

Cvdl Marck me well, be aba?shed, and laye youre hade vpon youre mouth.
(Mark me well, be aba?shed, and lay your(pl) hade upon your(pl) mouth.)

Wyc Perseyue ye me, and be ye astonyed; and sette ye fyngur on youre mouth.
(Perseyue ye/you_all me, and be ye/you_all astonished; and set ye/you_all finger on your(pl) mouth.)

Luth Kehret euch her zu mir; ihr werdet sauer sehen und die Hand aufs Maul legen müssen.
(Kehret you her to to_me; you/their/her becomet sauer see and the hand onto Maul legen müssen.)

ClVg Attendite me et obstupescite, et superponite digitum ori vestro.[fn]
(Attendite me and obstupescite, and superponite digitum ori vestro. )

21.5 Attendite, id est considerate quæ egi, et admiramini in his quæ patior. Et superponite digitum ori vestro, id est locutioni vestræ discretionis virtutem adjungite.

21.5 Attendite, id it_is considerate which egi, and admiramini in his which patior. And superponite digitum ori vestro, id it_is locutioni vestræ discretionis virtutem adyungite.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

פְּנוּ & וְ⁠שִׂ֖ימוּ

look & and,put

The implied “you” in the imperatives Look and lay is plural because Job is addressing his three friends, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וְ⁠שִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה

and,put hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mouth

Since Job is speaking to three people, it may be more natural in your language to use the plural forms of hand and mouth. Alternate translation: “and lay your hands upon your mouths”

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠שִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה

and,put hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mouth

Covering the mouth with the hand prevents a person from speaking. Job is suggesting that his three friends perform this symbolic action to indicate that his situation is so tragic and distressing that nothing can be said about it. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: “and lay your hands upon your mouths to show that my situation is so tragic and distressing that nothing can be said about it”

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