King James Version

Job 14:21

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

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יִכְבְּד֣וּyikhbedvbe chargeableכָּבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be chargeable”, an unfinished actionH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…בָ֭נָיוvanayvsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֵדָ֑עyedaknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּveyitsarvand be brought lowצָעַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be brought low”, an unfinished actionH6819to be small, i.e. (figuratively) ignoblebe brought low, little one, be small.וְֽלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָבִ֥יןyavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.

World English Bible

His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.

Darby Translation

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.

Douay-Rheims

Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and though his children be multiplied, he knows it not; and if they be few, he is not aware.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πολλὼν δὲ γενομένων τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ, οὐκ οἶδεν· ἐὰν δὲ ὀλίγοι γένωνται, οὐκ ἐπέσταται.