JOB 38:35 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἀποστελεῖς δὲ κεραυνοὺς καὶ πορεύσονται; ἐροῦσι δέ σοι, τί ἐστι;
(Aposteleis de keraunous kai poreusontai; erousi de soi, ti esti; )

BrTr And wilt thou send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to thee, What is thy pleasure?

ULT Will you send out lightning bolts and they will go,
⇔ and they will say to you, ‘Behold, us’?

UST Can you tell flashes of lightning to strike wherever you want?
⇔ Would the lightning do what you commanded?

BSB Can you send the lightning bolts on their way?
⇔ Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

OEB Dost thou send on their mission the lightnings?
⇔ To thee do they say, "Here we are"?

WEBBE Can you send out lightnings, that they may go?
⇔ Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go?
⇔ Will they say to you, ‘Here we are’?

LSV Do you send out lightnings, and they go
And say to you, Behold us?

FBV Can you send out bolts of lightning and direct them, so that they can answer you saying, ‘Here we are’?

T4T Can you cause flashes of lightning to come down and strike where you want it to strike?
⇔ Do those flashes say to you, ‘Where do you want us to strike next?’

LEB • And will they say to you, ‘Here we are’?

BBE Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

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JPS Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?

ASV Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go,
⇔ And say unto thee, Here we are?

DRA Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee: Here we are?

YLT Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?'

Drby Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

RV Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

Wbstr Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are ?

KJB-1769 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?[fn]
(Canst thou/you send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee/you, Here we are? )

38.35 Here…: Heb. Behold us?

KJB-1611 [fn]Canst thou send lightnings, that they may goe, and say vnto thee, Here we are?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

38:35 Heb. behold vs.

Bshps Canst thou send the lightninges also, that they may go their way, and be obedient vnto thee, saying, Lo here are we?
(Canst thou/you send the lightninges also, that they may go their way, and be obedient unto thee/you, saying, Lo here are we?)

Gnva Canst thou sende the lightenings that they may walke, and say vnto thee, Loe, heere we are?
(Canst thou/you send the lightenings that they may walk, and say unto thee/you, Lo, hear we are? )

Cvdl Canst thou thodre also yt they maye go their waye, & be obediet vnto the, sayege: lo, here are we?
(Canst thou/you thodre also it they may go their way, and be obediet unto them, saying: lo, here are we?)

Wycl Whethir thou schalt sende leitis, and tho schulen go, and tho schulen turne ayen, and schulen seie to thee, We ben present?
(Whethir thou/you shalt send leitis, and those should go, and those should turn again, and should say to thee/you, We been present?)

Luth Kannst du die Blitze auslassen, daß sie hinfahren und sprechen: Hie sind wir?
(Kannst you the Blitze auslassen, that they/she/them hinfahren and sprechen: Here are wir?)

ClVg Numquid mittes fulgura, et ibunt, et revertentia dicent tibi: Adsumus?
(Numquid mittes fulgura, and ibunt, and revertentia dicent tibi: Adsumus? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / events

הַֽ⁠תְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְ⁠יֵלֵ֑כוּ וְ⁠יֹאמְר֖וּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ הִנֵּֽ⁠נוּ

the,send_forth lightnings and,go and,say to/for=yourself(m) here,we

If Job actually were to command lightning bolts, they would first say to him, Behold, us, and then they would go to where Job was sending them. So it may be more natural to put the information about what they would say before the information that they would go. Alternate translation: “If you wanted to send out lightning bolts, would they say to you, ‘Behold, us,’ and then go where you sent them”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠יֹאמְר֖וּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ הִנֵּֽ⁠נוּ

and,say to/for=yourself(m) here,we

The expression Behold, us was the way that servants in this culture responded when their masters summoned them. They were telling their masters that they were available to serve them in whatever way was needed. Your culture may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “and they will say to you, ‘At your service’”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠יֹאמְר֖וּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ הִנֵּֽ⁠נוּ

and,say to/for=yourself(m) here,we

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “and they will tell you that they are at your service”

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