King James Version

Job 31:30

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

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וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נָתַ֣תִּיnatatigiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַחֲטֹ֣אlachatoto by faultחָטָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to by fault”, the to-form of the verbH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.חִכִּ֑יchikimouthחֵךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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.לִשְׁאֹ֖לlisholto demandשָׁאַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to demand”, the to-form of the verbH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.בְּאָלָ֣הbealahin curseאָלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in curse”, the ordinary formH423an imprecationcurse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.נַפְשֽׁוֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.

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American Standard Version (1901)

(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

Young’s Literal Translation

Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.

World English Bible

(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

Darby Translation

(Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)

Douay-Rheims

For I have not given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

let then mine ear hear my curse, and let me be a by-word among my people in my affliction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀκούσαι ἄρα τὸ οὖς μου τὴν κατάραν μου, θρυληθείην δὲ ἄρα ὑπὸ λαοῦ μου κακούμενος.