JOB 40:4 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι, νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων Κύριον, ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν; ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶ πρὸς ταῦτα; χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου.
(ti eti egō krinomai, nouthetoumenos kai elegⱪōn Kurion, akouōn toiauta outhen ōn; egō de tina apokrisin dō pros tauta; ⱪeira thaʸsō epi stomati mou. )

BrTr Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: and what shall I answer to these arguments? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

ULT “Behold, I am slight; how shall I answer you?
⇔ I put my hand over my mouth.

UST “Now I realize how insignificant I am. I am not able to answer your questions.
⇔ I will not say anything in response to them.

BSB ⇔ “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You?
⇔ I place my hand over my mouth.

OEB Ah, how small am I! What can I answer?
⇔ I lay my hand on my mouth.

WEBBE “Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you?
⇔ I lay my hand on my mouth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Indeed, I am completely unworthy – how could I reply to you?
⇔ I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

LSV “Behold, I have been vile,
What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.

FBV “Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.

T4T “Now I realize that I am completely worthless. So ◄how could I answer those questions?/I could not possibly answer those questions!► [RHQ]
⇔ I will put my hand over my mouth and not say anything.

LEB • What shall I answer you? • I lay my hand on my mouth.

BBE Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

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JPS Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

ASV Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee?
⇔ I lay my hand upon my mouth.

DRA And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

YLT Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

Drby Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

RV Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Wbstr Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

KJB-1769 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
(Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee/you? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. )

KJB-1611 Behold, I am vile, what shall I answere thee? I wil lay my hand vpon my mouth.
(Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee/you? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.)

Bshps Beholde, I am vyle, what shall I aunswere thee, therefore I wyll laye my hande vpon my mouth.
(Behold, I am vyle, what shall I answer thee/you, therefore I will lay my hand upon my mouth.)

Gnva Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
(Or hast thou/you an arme like God? or doest thou/you thunder with a voice like him? )

Cvdl Beholde, I am to vyle a personne, to answere the, therfore will I laye my hande vpon my mouth.
(Behold, I am to vyle a personne, to answer them, therefore will I lay my hand upon my mouth.)

Wycl And if thou hast an arm, as God hath, and if thou thundrist with lijk vois, `take thou fairnesse aboute thee,
(And if thou/you hast an arm, as God hath, and if thou/you thunderingst with like voice, `take thou/you fairnesse about thee/you,)

Luth Siehe, ich bin zu leichtfertig gewesen, was soll ich antworten? Ich will meine Hand auf meinen Mund legen.
(See, I am to leichtfertig gewesen, what/which should I antworten? I will my hand on my Mund legen.)

ClVg Et si habes brachium sicut Deus? et si voce simili tonas?
(And when/but_if habes brachium like God? and when/but_if voce simili tonas? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑⁠ךָּ

what answer,you

Job is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I am not able to answer you!”

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

יָ֝דִ֗⁠י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽ⁠י

hand,my lay on mouth,my

Putting his hand over his mouth was a symbolic action by which Job showed that he had nothing to say in response to Yahweh. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. You could also use an expression from your language and culture that has the same significance. Alternate translation: “I put my hand over my mouth so that I will not say anything” or “I bite my tongue”

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