JOB 33:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

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).

UST Once I have spoken, respond to me if you can.
⇔ Think carefully about how you will reply to me.

BSB Refute me if you can;
⇔ prepare your case and confront me.

OEB Then answer me this, if thou canst:
⇔ Stand up and debate with me.

WEBBE If you can, answer me.
⇔ Set your words in order before me, and stand up.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Reply to me, if you can;
⇔ set your arguments in order before me
⇔ and take your stand!

LSV If you are able—answer me,
Set in array before me—station yourself.

FBV Answer me, if you can. Stand in front of me and prepare to defend yourself.

T4T So, answer what I say if you can;
⇔ think carefully about how you will reply to me.

LEB • Present your argument[fn] take your stand.

?:? Literally “to the face of me”

BBE If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

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JPS If thou canst, answer thou me, set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

ASV If thou canst, answer thou me;
⇔ Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

DRA If thou canst, answer me, and stand up against my face.

YLT If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.

Drby If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.

RV If thou canst, answer thou me; set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

Wbstr If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

KJB-1769 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
(If thou/you canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. )

KJB-1611 If thou canst, answere me, set thy wordes in order before me, stand vp.
(If thou/you canst, answer me, set thy/your words in order before me, stand up.)

Bshps If thou canst then geue me aunswere, prepare thy selfe and stande before me face to face.
(If thou/you canst then give me answer, prepare thyself/yourself and stand before me face to face.)

Gnva If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
(If thou/you canst give me answere, prepare thyself/yourself and stand before me. )

Cvdl Yf thou cast, then geue me answere: prepare thy self to stode before me face to face.
(If thou/you cast, then give me answer: prepare thy/your self to stood before me face to face.)

Wyc If thou maist, answere thou to me, and stoonde thou ayens my face.
(If thou/you maist, answer thou/you to me, and stonede thou/you against my face.)

Luth Kannst du, so antworte mir; schicke dich gegen mich und stelle dich!
(Kannst you, so antworte to_me; schicke you/yourself gegen me and stelle dich!)

ClVg Si potes, responde mihi, et adversus faciem meam consiste.
(When/But_if potes, responde mihi, and adversus face meam consiste. )

BrTr If thou canst, give me an answer: wait therefore; stand against me, and I will stand against thee.

BrLXX Ἐὰν δύνῃ, δός μοι ἀπόκρισιν, πρὸς ταῦτα ὑπόμεινον, στῆθι κατʼ ἐμὲ, καὶ ἐγὼ κατὰ σέ.
(Ean dunaʸ, dos moi apokrisin, pros tauta hupomeinon, staʸthi katʼ eme, kai egō kata se. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֶרְכָ֥⁠ה & הִתְיַצָּֽבָ⁠ה

set_~_inorder, & take_~_stand,

Although they are used in other contexts as well, the words translated as array and station can have the sense of organizing troops into formations and placing them on a field of battle in order to defend a certain position. Elihu may be speaking as if Job’s words were troops that he wanted him to organize and as if Job himself were an army that should make a stand on a battlefield. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: “marshal your arguments … draw up your defense” or “organize what you want to say … prepare to defend yourself”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ֝⁠פָנַ֗⁠י

to/for=my=face/front

Here the word face represents the presence of a person by association with the way people can see the face of someone who is present. Alternate translation: “in my presence” or “to me personally”

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