JOB 33:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) to turn people aside from their deeds,
⇔ and to stop them from becoming proud.

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 Ἀποστρέψαι ἄνθρωπον ἀπὸ ἀδικίας, τὸ δὲ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ πτώματος ἐῤῥύσατο.
(Apostrepsai anthrōpon apo adikias, to de sōma autou apo ptōmatos eɽɽusato. )

UST God speaks in that way to get people to stop doing evil deeds.
⇔ God wants to prevent people from sinning because they have become proud.

OEB To turn men aside from wrong,
⇔ And to bring human pride to an end–

WEBBE that he may withdraw man from his purpose,
⇔ and hide pride from man.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET to turn a person from his sin,
⇔ and to cover a person’s pride.

LSV To turn aside man [from] doing,
And He conceals pride from man.

FBV to turn them away from doing wrong and to stop them from becoming proud.

T4T He tell us those things in order that we stop doing evil things
⇔ and to prevent us from becoming proud.

LEB • from their deeds, and he keeps man from pride.

BBE In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

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JPS That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;

ASV That he may withdraw man from his purpose,
⇔ And hide pride from man;

DRA That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride.

YLT To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

Drby That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.

RV That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man;

Wbstr That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

KJB-1769 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.[fn]

33.17 purpose: Heb. work

KJB-1611 [fn]That hee may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

33:17 Heb. worke.

Bshps That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises, and deliuer hym from pride,
(That he may withdraw man from evil enterprises, and deliver him from pride,)

Gnva That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
(That he might cause man to turn away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man, )

Cvdl that it is he, which withdraweth man from euell, delyuereth him from pryde,
(that it is he, which withdraweth man from evil, delyuereth him from pryde,)

Wycl that he turne awei a man fro these thingis whiche he made, and delyuere hym fro pride; delyuerynge his soule fro corrupcioun,
(that he turn away a man from these things which he made, and deliver him from pride; delyuerynge his soul from corrupcioun,)

Luth daß er den Menschen von seinem Vorhaben wende und beschirme ihn vor Hoffart.
(daß he the Menschen from his Vorhave wende and beschirme him/it before/in_front_of Hoffart.)

ClVg ut avertat hominem ab his quæ facit, et liberet eum de superbia,
(ut avertat hominem away his which facit, and liberet him about superbia, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ֭⁠הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה

that,turn_~_aside humankind deeds

Elihu is speaking implicitly of a person doing something that was wrong. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “to bring a person back from doing what is wrong”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ֭⁠הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה

that,turn_~_aside humankind deeds

Elihu is speaking as if God would literally bring a person who was doing wrong back from a certain place. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to warn that person to stop doing what is wrong”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠גֵוָ֖ה מִ⁠גֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה

and,pride from,man keep

Elihu is speaking as if pride were literally an object that God would conceal from a person. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and to keep that person from becoming proud”

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