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Job 27:16

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יִצְבֹּ֣רyitsborgatherצָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gather”, an unfinished actionH6651to aggregategather (together), heap (up), lay up.כֶּעָפָ֣רkeafaras dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.כָּ֑סֶףkasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרvekhachomerand as clayחֹמֶרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.יָכִ֥יןyakhinbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…מַלְבּֽוּשׁmalbushapparelמַלְבּוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “apparel”, the ordinary formH4403a garment, or (collectively) clothingapparel, raiment, vestment.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

Young’s Literal Translation

If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

World English Bible

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

Darby Translation

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

Douay-Rheims

If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν συναγάγῃ ὥσπερ γῆν ἀργύριον, ἶσα δὲ πηλῷ ἑτοιμάσῃ χρυσίον,

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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