King James Version

Job 13:4

But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

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וְֽאוּלָ֗םveulamand howbeitאוּלָםconjunction, adverb — “and howbeit”H199however or on the contraryas for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.אַתֶּ֥םatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.טֹֽפְלֵיtofeleforgeטָפַלverb, qal, participle, construct — “forge”, a verb used as a describing wordH2950properly, to stick on as apatch; figuratively, to impute falselyforge(-r), sew up.שָׁ֑קֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.רֹפְאֵ֖יrofeecureרָפָאverb, qal, participle, construct — “cure”, a verb used as a describing wordH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).אֱלִ֣לelilidolאֱלִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH457good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idolidol, no value, thing of nought.כֻּלְּכֶֽםkulkhemallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.

Young’s Literal Translation

And yet, ye [are] forgers of falsehood, Physicians of nought — all of you,

World English Bible

But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.

Darby Translation

For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Douay-Rheims

Having first shewn that you are forgers of lies, and maintainers of perverse opinions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But ye are all bad physicians, and healers of diseases.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐστὲ ἰατροὶ ἄδικοι, καὶ ἰαταὶ κακῶν πάντες.