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Job 31:24

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

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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…שַׂ֣מְתִּיsamtiputשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “put”, a completed actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.כִּסְלִ֑יkisliloinכֶּסֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “loin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3689properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trustconfidence, flank, folly, hope, loin.וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםvelaketemand to fine, pure) goldכֶּתֶםconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to fine, pure) gold”, the ordinary formH3800properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).אָמַ֥רְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מִבְטַחִֽיmivtachiconfidenceמִבְטָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “confidence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4009properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assuranceconfidence, hope, sure, trust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold: 'Thou art my confidence';

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Young’s Literal Translation

If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,'

World English Bible

“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’

Darby Translation

If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence!

Douay-Rheims

If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold: 'Thou art my confidence';

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ ἔταξα χρυσίον εἰς χοῦν μου, εἰ δὲ καὶ λίθῳ πολυτελεῖ ἐπεποίθησα,