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Job 31:34

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץeerotsdreadעָרַץverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “dread”, an unfinished actionH6206to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harassbe affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.הָ֘מ֤וֹןhamonnoiseהָמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “noise”, the ordinary formH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.רַבָּ֗הrabahaboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וּבוּזuvuzand contemptבּוּזconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and contempt”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmishpachotfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).יְחִתֵּ֑נִיyechiteniabolishחָתַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “abolish”, an unfinished actionH2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fearabolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗םvaedomand be cut downדָּמַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be cut down”, the next action in the storyH1826to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perishcease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.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…אֵ֥צֵאetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…פָֽתַחfatachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Because I feared the great multitude, and the most contemptible among families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—

Young’s Literal Translation

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

World English Bible

because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—

Darby Translation

Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...

Douay-Rheims

If I have been afraid at a very great multitude, and the contempt of kinsmen hath terrified me: and I have not rather held my peace, and not gone out of the door.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Because I feared the great multitude, and the most contemptible among families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

(for I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them:) and if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ γὰρ διετράπην πολυοχλίαν πλήθους, τοῦ μὴ ἐξαγορεῦσαι ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν· εἰ δὲ καὶ εἴασα ἀδύνατον ἐξελθεῖν θύραν μου κόλπῳ κενῷ·