JOB 29:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐμακάρισάν με, καὶ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν ἐκολλήθη.
(Hoi de akousantes emakarisan me, kai glōssa autōn tōi larungi autōn ekollaʸthaʸ. )

ULT The voice of the nobles—they were hushed,
⇔ and their tongue stuck to their palate.

UST Even the most important leaders became quiet.
⇔ It was as if they were not even able to speak.

BSB The voices of the nobles were hushed,
⇔ and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

OEB The voice of the nobles was hushed,
⇔ And their tongue would cleave to their palate.

WEBBE The voice of the nobles was hushed,
⇔ and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET the voices of the nobles fell silent,
⇔ and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

LSV The voice of leaders has been hidden,
And their tongue has cleaved to the palate.

FBV The voices of the officials were hushed; they held their tongues in my presence.

T4T and even the most important men became quiet
⇔ and ceased talking [MTY] in order to hear me speak to them.

LEB • The voices[fn] of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate.

29:1 Hebrew “voice”; collective singular by context, governing a plural verb

BBE The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.

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JPS The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

ASV The voice of the nobles was hushed,
⇔ And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

DRA The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.

YLT The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.

Drby The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.

RV The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Wbstr The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

KJB-1769 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.[fn]

29.10 The nobles…: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid

KJB-1611 [fn]The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
(The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roof of their mouth.)

29:10 Heb. the voice of the nobles was hid.

Bshps The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
(The mighty kept still their voice, and their tongue cleaued to the roof of their mouth.)

Gnva The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
(The voice of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roof of their mouth. )

Cvdl whe the mightie kepte still their voyce, and whe their tonges cleued to the rofe of their mouthes.
(whe the mighty kept still their voice, and when their tonges cleued to the roof of their mouthes.)

Wycl duykis refreyneden her vois, and her tunge cleuyde to her throte.
(duykis refreyneden her voice, and her tunge cleuyde to her throat.)

Luth da die Stimme der Fürsten sich verkroch, und ihre Zunge an ihrem Gaumen klebte.
(da the voice the/of_the prince(s) itself/yourself/themselves verkroch, and their/her Zunge at their Gaumen klebte.)

ClVg Vocem suam cohibebant duces, et lingua eorum gutturi suo adhærebat.[fn]
(Vocem his_own cohibebant duces, and lingua their gutturi his_own adhærebat. )

29.10 Vocem suam cohibebant duces. Nimirum hi, qui post se errantes populos trahere conantur, etc., usque ad dum perversa insinuant, ad impietatem nutriendo confirmant.

29.10 Vocem his_own cohibebant duces. Nimirum hi, who after se errantes to_the_peoples trahere conantur, etc., until to dum perversa insinuant, to impietatem nutriendo confirmant.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

קוֹל & וּ֝⁠לְשׁוֹנָ֗⁠ם & לְ⁠חִכָּ֥⁠ם

sound/voice & and,tongues,their & (Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice nobles hushed and,tongues,their to,roof_of_~_mouths,their stuck )

Since Job is speaking of many people, it may be more natural in your language to use the plural forms of voice, tongue, and palate. Alternate translation: “The voices of … and their tongues … to their palates”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

קוֹל־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ

sound/voice nobles hushed

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The nobles hushed their voices”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠לְשׁוֹנָ֗⁠ם לְ⁠חִכָּ֥⁠ם דָּבֵֽקָה

and,tongues,their to,roof_of_~_mouths,their stuck

Job is speaking as if the tongue of each noble literally stuck to his palate, that is, to the roof of his mouth. He means that they did not say anything, as no one could say anything if his tongue truly had become stuck in this way. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and they did not say anything”

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