JOB 22:25 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἔσται οὖν σου ὁ παντοκράτωρ βοηθὸς ἀπὸ ἐχθρῶν, καθαρὸν δὲ ἀποδώσει σε ὥσπερ ἀργύριον πεπυρωμένον.
(Estai oun sou ho pantokratōr boaʸthos apo eⱪthrōn, katharon de apodōsei se hōsper argurion pepurōmenon. )

BrTr So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.

UST If you do that, then Shaddai will be more precious to you than your gold and your silver ever were.

OEB That Almighty become thy treasure,
⇔ And His instruction thy silver,

WEBBE The Almighty will be your treasure,
⇔ and precious silver to you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET then the Almighty himself will be your gold,
⇔ and the choicest silver for you.

LSV And the Mighty has been your defense,
And silver [is] strength to you.

FBV then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.

T4T and if you allow Almighty God to be as precious to you as your gold and your silver have been,

LEB • [fn] Shaddai will be your gold ore and[fn]

22:1 Hebrew “And”

22:1 Literally “silver of the best for you,” or “silver of the best belonging to you”

BBE Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;

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JPS And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;

ASV And the Almighty will be thy treasure,
⇔ And precious silver unto thee.

DRA And the Almighty shall be against thy enemies, and silver shall be heaped together for thee.

YLT And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver [is] strength to thee.

Drby Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;

RV And the Almighty shall be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee.

Wbstr Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

KJB-1769 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.[fn][fn]
(Yea, the Almighty shall be thy/your defence, and thou/you shalt have plenty of silver. )

22.25 defence: or, gold

22.25 plenty…: Heb. silver of strength

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Yea the Almightie shall bee thy defence, and thou shalt haue plenty of siluer.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

22:25 Or, gold.

22:25 Heb. siluer of strength.

Bshps Yea almightie God his owne selfe shalbe thy defence, and thou shalt haue plentie of siluer.
(Yea almightie God his own self shall be thy/your defence, and thou/you shalt have plenty of silver.)

Gnva Yea, the Almightie shalbe thy defence, and thou shalt haue plentie of siluer.
(Yea, the Almighty shall be thy/your defence, and thou/you shalt have plenty of silver. )

Cvdl Yee the Allmightie his owne self shalbe thine haruest, & the heape of thy money.
(Ye/You_all the Allmightie his own self shall be thine/your harvest, and the heap of thy/your money.)

Wycl And Almyyti God schal be ayens thin enemyes; and siluer schal be gaderid togidere to thee.
(And Almyyti God shall be against thine/your enemies; and silver shall be gathered together to thee/you.)

Luth und der Allmächtige wird dein Gold sein, und Silber wird dir zugehäuft werden.
(and the/of_the Allmächtige becomes your Gold sein, and Silber becomes you/to_you zugehäuft become.)

ClVg Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos, et argentum coacervabitur tibi.[fn]
(Eritque Omnipotens on_the_contrary hostes tuos, and argentum coacervabitur tibi. )

22.25 Eritque Omnipotens contra. Ibid. Sæpe cum sacris eloquiis intendimus, malignorum spirituum insidias graviter toleramus. Et est sensus: dum malignos spiritus a te repulerit, divini in te eloquii talentum lucidum excrescet.

22.25 Eritque Omnipotens contra. Ibid. Sæpe when/with sacred eloquiis intendimus, malignorum spirituum insidias graviter toleramus. And it_is sensus: dum malignos spiritus from you(sg) repulerit, divini in you(sg) eloquii talentum lucidum excrescet.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑י⁠ךָ וְ⁠כֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽ⁠ךְ

and=it_was almighty gold_of,your and,silver_of precious to/for=you(fs)

Eliphaz is speaking as if the Almighty would literally be precious metals that Job owned. He means that Job would value the Almighty more than anything else. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “then you will value the Almighty more than anything else”

Note 2 topic: translate-plural

בְּצָרֶ֑י⁠ךָ

gold_of,your

Eliphaz is using the plural form golds to indicate gold of supreme excellence. Your language may use plural forms in the same way. If not, you could express the meaning in another way. Alternate translation: “more valuable to you than the finest gold you could possess”

Note 3 topic: translate-plural

וְ⁠כֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת

and,silver_of precious

Eliphaz is using the plural form heights to indicate silver of superlative quality. Your language may use plural forms in the same way. If not, you could express the meaning in another way. Alternate translation: “and silver of the highest quality”

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