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Job 20:13

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

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יַחְמֹ֣לyachmolspareחָמַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “spare”, an unfinished actionH2550to commiserate; by implication, to sparehave compassion, (have) pity, spare.עָ֭לֶיהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…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…יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהyaazvenahcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “commit self”, an unfinished actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהveyimnaenahand denyמָנַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and deny”, an unfinished actionH4513to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injurydeny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).חִכּֽוֹchikvomouthחֵךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2441properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)(roof of the) mouth, taste.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

Young’s Literal Translation

Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

World English Bible

though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth,

Darby Translation

[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,

Douay-Rheims

He will spare it, and not leave it, and will hide it in his throat.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐ φείσεται αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψει αὐτήν· καὶ συνάξει αὐτὴν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λάρυγγος αὐτοῦ,