King James Version

Job 3:15

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

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א֣וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).שָׂ֭רִיםsarimcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםhammalimthe be at an endמָלֵאdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the be at an end”, a verb used as a describing wordH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…בָּתֵּיהֶ֣םbateyhemfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…כָּֽסֶףkasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:

Young’s Literal Translation

Or with princes — they have gold, They are filling their houses [with] silver.

World English Bible

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

Darby Translation

Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

Douay-Rheims

Or with princes, that possess gold, and All their houses with silver:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἢ μετὰ ἀρχόντων, ὧν πολὺς ὁ χρυσός, οἳ ἔπλησαν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου·