King James Version

Job 16:5

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

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אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥םaamitskhembe courageousאָמַץverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be courageous”, an unfinished actionH553to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).בְּמוֹbemvoin intoבְּמוֹpreposition — “in into”H1119in, with, by, etc.for, in into, through.פִ֑יfiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…וְנִ֖ידvenidand movingנִידconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and moving”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5205motion (of the lips in speech)moving.שְׂפָתַ֣יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.יַחְשֹֽׂךְyachsokherefrainחָשַׂךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “refrain”, an unfinished actionH2820to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observeassuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief .

Young’s Literal Translation

I might harden you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips might be sparing.

World English Bible

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

Darby Translation

[But] I would encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage [your pain].

Douay-Rheims

I would comfort you also with words, and would wag my head over you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And would there were strength in my mouth, and I would not spare the movement of my lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴη δὲ ἰσχὺς ἐν τῷ στόματί μου, κίνησιν δὲ χειλέων οὐ φείσομαι.