King James Version

Job 29:10

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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קוֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.נְגִידִ֥יםnegidimcaptainנָגִידnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themescaptain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.נֶחְבָּ֑אוּnechbavhideחָבָאverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hide”, a completed actionH2244to secrete[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamand tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.לְחִכָּ֥םlechikamto mouthחֵךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2441properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)(roof of the) mouth, taste.דָּבֵֽקָהdaveqahabide fastדָּבַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abide fast”, a completed actionH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Young’s Literal Translation

The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.

World English Bible

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

Darby Translation

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.

Douay-Rheims

The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐμακάρισάν με, καὶ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν ἐκολλήθη.