King James Version

Job 31:32

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

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בַּ֭חוּץbachutsin abroadחוּץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…יָלִ֣יןyalinbe leftלוּןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).גֵּ֑רgeralienגֵּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.דְּ֝לָתַ֗יdelataydoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).לָאֹ֥רַחlaorachto mannerאֹרַחpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to manner”, the ordinary formH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.אֶפְתָּֽחeftachopenפָּתַחverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “open”, an unfinished actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The stranger did not lodge in the street; my doors I opened to the roadside.

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American Standard Version (1901)

(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

Young’s Literal Translation

In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.

World English Bible

(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);

Darby Translation

The stranger did not lodge without; I opened my doors to the pathway.

Douay-Rheims

The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The stranger did not lodge in the street; my doors I opened to the roadside.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔξω δὲ οὐκ ηὐλίζετο ξένος, ἡ δὲ θύρα μου παντὶ ἐλθόντι ἀνέῳκτο·