King James Version

Isaiah 13:12

I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

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אוֹקִ֥ירoqirbe preciousיָקַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be precious”, an unfinished actionH3365properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.אֱנ֖וֹשׁenoshmanאֱנוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH582a man in general (singly or collectively)another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It…מִפָּ֑זmipazfrom fine goldפָּזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from fine gold”, the ordinary formH6337pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)fine (pure) gold.וְאָדָ֖םveadamand personאָדָםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.מִכֶּ֥תֶםmiketemfrom fine, pure) goldכֶּתֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from fine, pure) gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3800properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).אוֹפִֽירofirOphirאוֹפִירnoun, proper name — “Ophir”H211Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the EastOphir.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will make man more rare than fine gold, even man than the pure gold of Ophir.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Young’s Literal Translation

I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

World English Bible

I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.

Darby Translation

I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.

Douay-Rheims

A man shall be more precious than gold, yea a man than the finest of gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will make man more rare than fine gold, even man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that are left shall be more precious than gold tried in the fire; and a man shall be more precious than the stone that is in Suphir.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσονται οἱ καταλελειμμένοι ἔντιμοι μᾶλλον ἢ τὸ χρυσίον τὸ ἄπυρον· καὶ ἄνθρωπος μᾶλλον ἔντιμος ἔσται ἢ ὁ λίθος ὁ ἐν Σουφείρ.