King James Version

Job 28:2

Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

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בַּ֭רְזֶלbarzelironבַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.מֵעָפָ֣רmeafarfrom dustעָפָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.יֻקָּ֑חyuqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal passive, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.וְ֝אֶ֗בֶןveevenand stoneאֶבֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).יָצ֥וּקyatsuqpourצוּקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “pour”, an unfinished actionH6694to pour out, i.e. (figuratively) smelt, utterbe molten, pour.נְחוּשָֽׁהnechushahbrassנְחוּשָׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “brass”, the ordinary formH5154copperbrass, steel. Compare H5176 (נָחָשׁ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.

Young’s Literal Translation

Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.

World English Bible

Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.

Darby Translation

Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.

Douay-Rheims

Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone melted with heat is turned into brass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σίδηρος μὲν γὰρ ἐκ γῆς γίνεται, χαλκὸς δὲ ἶσα λίθῳ λατομεῖται.