King James Version

Job 21:28

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תֹֽאמְר֗וּtomrvsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אַיֵּ֥הayehwhereאַיֵּהparticle, interrogative — “where”H346where?where.בֵיתveytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…נָדִ֑יבnadivfreeנָדִיבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “free”, the ordinary formH5081properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).וְ֝אַיֵּ֗הveayehand whereאַיֵּהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and where”H346where?where.אֹ֤הֶלoheltentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmishkenottabernacleמִשְׁכָּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tabernacle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.רְשָׁעִֽיםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?

Young’s Literal Translation

For ye say, 'Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent — The tabernacles of the wicked?'

World English Bible

For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’

Darby Translation

For ye say, Where is the house of the noble? and where the tent of the dwellings of the wicked?

Douay-Rheims

For you say: Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

so that ye will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὥστε ἐρεῖτε, ποῦ ἐστιν οἶκος ἄρχοντος; καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ σκέπη τῶν σκηνωμάτων τῶν ἀσεβῶν;