PSA 12:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (PSA 11:7) Τὰ λόγια Κυρίου, λόγια ἁγνά· ἀργύριον πεπυρωμένον, δοκίμιον τῇ γῇ, κεκαθαρισμένον ἑπταπλασίως.
(Ta logia Kuriou, logia hagna; argurion pepurōmenon, dokimion taʸ gaʸ, kekatharismenon heptaplasiōs.)

BrTr (PSA 11:7) The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in [fn]a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

SLBL   “Because afflicted ones are devastated, because poor ones groan,
  now I will rise up,” says YHWH.
  “I will place in safety the one for whom someone sets traps.” ‡

ULT The words of Yahweh, are pure words,
⇔ silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
⇔ purified seven.

UST Yahweh, what you say is morally pure and you always do what you have said you will do.
⇔ Your words are as precious and pure as silver
⇔ that has been heated seven times in a furnace to get rid of all the impure material.

BSB & MSB The words of the LORD are flawless,
⇔ like silver refined in a furnace,
⇔ like gold purified sevenfold.[fn]

12:6 Probable reading; MT like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified sevenfold

OEB ⇔ The words of the Lord are words that are pure,
⇔ silver smelted, seven times refined.

WEBBE & WMBB The LORD’s words are flawless words,
⇔ as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

NET The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable.
⇔ They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground,
⇔ where it is thoroughly refined.

LSV Sayings of YHWH [are] pure sayings—Silver tried in a furnace of earth, refined sevenfold.

FBV What the Lord says is trustworthy, as pure as silver refined seven times in a furnace.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, you always do what you have promised to do;
⇔ what you have promised is as precious and pure as silver
⇔ that has been heated seven times in a furnace to get rid of all the impure material.

LEB • The words of Yahweh are pure words
• like silver refined in the crucible on the ground,
• refined seven times.

BBE The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

Moff And what the Eternal promises is true,
⇔ sterling as silver seven times purified.

JPS (PSA 12:7) (12-8) Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.

ASV The words of Jehovah are pure words;
⇔ As silver tried in a furnace on the earth,
⇔ Purified seven times.

DRA (PSA 11:7) The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth refined seven times.

YLT Sayings of Jehovah [are] pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

Drby The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

RV The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, purified seven times.

SLT The sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings: silver tried in the crucible of the earth, purified seven times.

Wbstr The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

KJB-1769 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

KJB-1611 The wordes of the LORD are pure wordes: as siluer tried in a fornace of earth purified seuen times.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The wordes of God be wordes pure, as the siluer tryed in a furnace of earth: and purified seuen times.
(The words of God be words pure, as the silver tried in a furnace of earth: and purified seven times.)

Gnva The wordes of the Lord are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.
(The words of the Lord are pure words, as the silver, tried in a furnace of earth, fined sevenfold.)

Cvdl The wordes of the LORDE are pure wordes: eue as ye syluer, which from earth is tried and purified vij. tymes in the fyre.
(The words of the LORD are pure words: eve/even as ye/you_all silver, which from earth is tried and purified 7. times in the fire.)

Wycl (PSA 11:7) The spechis of the Lord ben chast spechis; siluer examynyd bi fier, preued fro erthe, purgid seuen fold.
(The speeches of the Lord been chaste speeches; silver examined by fire, proved from earth, purged sevenfold.)

Luth (PSA 12:7) Die Rede des HErr’s ist lauter, wie durchläutert Silber im irdenen Tiegel, bewähret siebenmal.
(The speech the LORD’s is louder, as/like purified silver(n) in_the earthen crucible, proven seven_times.)

ClVg (PSA 11:7) Eloquia Domini, eloquia casta; argentum igne examinatum, probatum terræ, purgatum septuplum.[fn]
(Words Master, words pure; silver with_fire weighed, proven of_the_earth/land(pl), cleaned sevenfold.)

11.7 Eloquia Domini. Ibid. Contra mala sæculi Christus a Patre missus, cujus eloquia vera sunt, impiorum falsa. Casta. Contra hoc quod supra, vana locuti sunt

11.7 Words Master. There. Contra evil of_the_world/of_the_ages Christ/Messiah from Father missus, whose words true are, of_the_wicked false. Pure. Contra this that above, in_vain spoke are

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲמָר֪וֹת טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת כֶּ֣סֶף

words/messages pure (Some words not found in UHB: words_of YHWH words/messages pure silver refined in,a_crucible of,earth purified seven_times )

Here the psalmist is speaking as if Yahweh’s pure words were actually refined silver. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [are pure words, like silver]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כֶּ֣סֶף צָ֭רוּף בַּ⁠עֲלִ֣יל לָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of YHWH words/messages pure silver refined in,a_crucible of,earth purified seven_times )

Here the psalmist is speaking as if God’s promises were actually silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. If not, you could state this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [like silver that is refined in a furnace on the ground seven times]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

כֶּ֣סֶף צָ֭רוּף בַּ⁠עֲלִ֣יל לָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of YHWH words/messages pure silver refined in,a_crucible of,earth purified seven_times )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [silver that is refined in a furnace on the ground seven times] or [pure like silver that is refined seven time in a furnace on the ground]

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