King James Version

Job 22:30

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

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יְֽמַלֵּ֥טyemaletescapeמָלַטverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “escape”, an unfinished actionH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.אִֽיiislandאִיparticle, interjection — “island”H336notisland (Job 22:30).נָקִ֑יnaqiinnocentנָקִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.וְ֝נִמְלַ֗טvenimlatand escapeמָלַטconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and escape”, a completed action in a sequenceH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.בְּבֹ֣רbevorin cleannessבֹּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in cleanness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1252purifycleanness, pureness.כַּפֶּֽיךָkapeykhahand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

He delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands.

World English Bible

He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

Darby Translation

[Even] him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.

Douay-Rheims

The innocent shall be saved, and he shall be saved by the cleanness of his hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ῥύσεται ἀθῶον, καὶ διασώθητι ἐν καθαραῖς χερσί σου.