King James Version

Job 22:7

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

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לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…מַ֭יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).עָיֵ֣ףayeffaintעָיֵףadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “faint”, the ordinary formH5889languidfaint, thirsty, weary.תַּשְׁקֶ֑הtashqehcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cause to drink”, an unfinished actionH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗בumeraevand from hungryרָעֵבconjunction, preposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from hungry”, the ordinary formH7457hungry (more or less intensely)hunger bitten, hungry.תִּֽמְנַֽעtimnadenyמָנַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deny”, an unfinished actionH4513to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injurydeny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.לָֽחֶםlachembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

World English Bible

You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Darby Translation

Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐδὲ ὕδωρ διψῶντας ἐπότισας, ἀλλὰ πεινώντων ἐστέρησας ψωμόν·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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