King James Version

Job 24:23

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

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יִתֶּןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…ל֣וֹlvotoל֣וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלָ֭בֶטַחlavetachto assuranceבֶּטַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to assurance”, the ordinary formH983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyassurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןveyishaenand leanשָׁעַןconjunction, verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lean”, an unfinished actionH8172to support one's selflean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּveeyneyhvand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…דַּרְכֵיהֶֽםdarkheyhemalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, yet His eyes are upon their ways.

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American Standard Version (1901)

God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.

Young’s Literal Translation

He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes [are] on their ways.

World English Bible

God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.

Darby Translation

[God] setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.

Douay-Rheims

God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, yet His eyes are upon their ways.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μαλακισθεὶς, μὴ ἐλπιζέτω ὑγιασθῆναι, ἀλλὰ πεσεῖται νόσῳ.