King James Version

Job 33:17

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

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לְ֭הָסִירlehasirto turnסוּרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to turn”, the to-form of the verbH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…אָדָ֣םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.מַעֲשֶׂ֑הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “business”, the ordinary formH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.וְגֵוָ֖הvegevahand lifting upגֵּוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and lifting up”, the ordinary formH1466exaltation; (figuratively) arrogancelifting up, pride.מִגֶּ֣בֶרmigeverfrom manגֶּבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.יְכַסֶּֽהyekhasehcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, an unfinished actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;

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American Standard Version (1901)

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

Young’s Literal Translation

To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

World English Bible

that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Darby Translation

That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.

Douay-Rheims

That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποστρέψαι ἄνθρωπον ἀπὸ ἀδικίας, τὸ δὲ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ πτώματος ἐῤῥύσατο.