JOB 42:11 Parallel Verse View

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42:11 OSHB variant note: אחיתי/ו: (x-qere) ’אַחְיוֹתָ֜י/ו’: lemma_269 n_1.3.1.0 morph_HNcfpc/Sp3ms id_18bU3 אַחְיוֹתָ֜י/ו

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 Ἤκουσαν δὲ πάντες οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ συμβεβηκότα αὐτῷ, καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ᾔδεισαν αὐτὸν ἐκ πρώτου· φαγόντες δὲ καὶ πιόντες παρʼ αὐτῷ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐθαύμασαν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐπήγαγεν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος· ἔδωκε δὲ αὐτῷ ἕκαστος ἀμνάδα μίαν, καὶ τετράδραχμον χρυσοῦ καὶ ἀσήμου.
(Aʸkousan de pantes hoi adelfoi autou kai hai adelfai autou panta ta sumbebaʸkota autōi, kai aʸlthon pros auton, kai pantes hosoi aʸdeisan auton ek prōtou; fagontes de kai piontes parʼ autōi parekalesan auton, kai ethaumasan epi pasin hois epaʸgagen epʼ autōi ho Kurios; edōke de autōi hekastos amnada mian, kai tetradraⱪmon ⱪrusou kai asaʸmou. )

BrTr And all his brethren and his sisters heard all that had happened to him, and they came to him, and so did all that had known him from the first: and they ate and drank with him, and comforted him, and wondered at all that the Lord had brought upon him: and each one gave him a lamb, and four drachms' weight of gold, even of unstamped gold.

ULT And all of his brothers and all of his sisters and all of the ones knowing him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house. And they consoled him and comforted him for all of the troubles that Yahweh had brought upon him, and they each gave one kesitah to him and each gave one earring of gold.

UST Then Job's family and friends came to his house and had a feast with him. All of his brothers and sisters came, and all of his former acquaintances also came. They cheered him up now that all of the troubles were over that Yahweh had allowed to happen to him. Each of them gave Job a valuable piece of silver and a gold earring.

BSB All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver[fn] and a gold ring.

42:11 Hebrew a kesitah; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.

OEB had before. Then his brothers and sister and old friends came – every one of them – and dined with him at his home; and they condoled with him, and comforted him for all the misery that Jehovah had brought upon him. Besides, each of them made him a present of a piece of money and a gold ring.

WEBBE Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, came to him and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that the LORD had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money,[fn] and everyone a ring of gold.

42:11 literally, kesitah, a unit of money, probably silver

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

LSV And all his brothers come to him, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the calamity that YHWH had brought on him, and they each gave to him one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.

FBV Then all his brothers and sisters and friends he'd previously known came and ate with him at his home. They showed him sympathy and comforted him because of all the trouble[fn] the Lord had caused him. Each one of them gave him money and a gold ring.

42:11 Literally, “evil.”

T4T Then all his brothers and sisters, and all the people who had known him before, came to his house, and they ate a meal together. They consoled/comforted [DOU] him because of all the troubles that Yahweh had allowed him to experience.

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BBE And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.

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JPS Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house; and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him; every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.

ASV Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.

DRA And all his brethren came to him, and all his sisters, and all that knew him before, and they ate bread with him in his house: and bemoaned him, and comforted him upon all the evil that God had brought upon him. And every man gave him one ewe, and one earring of fold.

YLT And come unto him do all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him, and they gave to him each one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.

Drby And all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they condoled with him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money, and every one a golden ring.

RV Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.
(Then came there unto him all his brethren/brothers, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him apiece of money, and every one a ring of gold. )

SLT And there will come to him all his brethren and all his sisters, and all knowing him before; and they will eat bread with him in his house: and they will deplore for him, and they will comfort him upon all the evil which Jehovah brought upon him: and they will give to him each one weight, and each one ring of gold.

Wbstr Then came there to him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house: and they condoled with him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold.

KJB-1769 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
(Then came there unto him all his brethren/brothers, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him apiece of money, and every one an earring of gold. )

KJB-1611 Then came there vnto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had bin of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoned him, and comforted him ouer all the euill that the LORD had brought vpon him: euery man also gaue him a piece of money, and euery one an eare-ring of gold.
(Then came there unto him all his brethren/brothers, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him apiece of money, and every one an earring of gold.)

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Gnva Then came vnto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had bene of his acquaintance before, and did eate bread with him in his house, and had compassion of him, and comforted him for al the euil, that the Lord had brought vpon him, and euery man gaue him a piece of money, and euery one an earing of golde.
(Then came unto him all his brethren/brothers, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house, and had compassion of him, and comforted him for all the evil, that the Lord had brought upon him, and every man gave him apiece of money, and every one an earing of gold. )

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ClVg Venerunt autem ad eum omnes fratres sui, et universæ sorores suæ, et cuncti qui noverant eum prius, et comederunt cum eo panem in domo ejus: et moverunt super eum caput, et consolati sunt eum super omni malo quod intulerat Dominus super eum: et dederunt ei unusquisque ovem unam, et inaurem auream unam.
(Venerunt however to him everyone brothers self, and of_the_universe sisters his_own, and all who noverant him first/before, and they_ate when/with by_him bread/food in/into/on at_home his: and they_moved over him the_head, and consoled are him over all I_prefer that intulerat Master over him: and they_gave to_him each_one/everybody ovem one, and earring goldm one. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יֹּאכְל֨וּ עִמּ֣⁠וֹ לֶחֶם֮ בְּ⁠בֵית⁠וֹ֒

and,ate with=him/it food/grain/bread in/on/at/with,house_of,his

Eating a meal with Job in his home was a symbolic action that acknowledged Job’s restored place in the community. Job had complained in [30:10](../30/0101.md) about how people were staying away from him a symbolic action that conveyed disrespect and disapproval. Job’s family and friends were now showing respect and approval. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [and they ate bread with him in his house to show their respect for him and their approval of him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֶחֶם֮

food/grain/bread

The author is using one kind of food, bread, to mean food in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a meal]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וַ⁠יָּנֻ֤דוּ ל⁠וֹ֙ וַ⁠יְנַחֲמ֣וּ אֹת֔⁠וֹ

and,showed_~_sympathy to=him/it and,comforted DOM=him/it

The terms consoled and comforted mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [And they offered him much sympathy]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָ֣⁠רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֥יא יְהוָ֖ה

the,evil which/who he/it_brought YHWH

The author is speaking as if troubles were an object that Yahweh could have brought to Job and put on top of him. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the troubles that Yahweh had caused him to experience]

Note 5 topic: translate-bmoney

קְשִׂיטָ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת

piece_of_money one

A kesitah was a piece of silver of a certain weight that had not been minted into a coin. Its exact value is uncertain. You may wish to translate the term kesitah with a general expression. Alternate translation: [a piece of silver]

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