In Job 20 of Job .
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
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אִם ־ im oh that אִם im oh that אִם conjunction — “oh that” H518 used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t… תַּמְתִּ֣יק tamtiq be sweet תַּמְתִּ֣יק tamtiq be sweet מָתַק verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be sweet”, an unfinished action H4985 to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet be (made, [idiom] take) sweet. בְּפִ֣יו befiv in edge בְּפִ֣יו befiv in edge פֶּה preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in edge”, the of-form, joined to the next word H6310 the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to accord(-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… רָעָ֑ה raah bad רָעָ֑ה raah bad רַע noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary form H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery… יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה yakhchidenah conceal יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה yakhchidenah conceal כָּחַד verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “conceal”, an unfinished action H3582 to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide. תַּ֣חַת tachat with תַּ֣חַת tachat with תַּחַת preposition — “with” H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc. as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with. לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ ׃ leshonvo tongue לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ leshonvo tongue לָשׁוֹן noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next word H3956 the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
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American Standard Version (1901) Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
Young’s Literal Translation Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,
World English Bible “Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
Darby Translation Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,
Douay-Rheims For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Though evil be sweet in his mouth, though he will hide it under his tongue;
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἐὰν γλυκανθῇ ἐν στόματι αὐτοῦ κακία, κρύψει αὐτὴν ὑπὸ τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ,
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