King James Version

Job 34:28

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

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לְהָבִ֣יאlehavito to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עָ֭לָיוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צַֽעֲקַתtsaaqatcryצַעֲקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “cry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6818a shriekcry(-ing).דָּ֑לdalleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.וְצַעֲקַ֖תvetsaaqatand cryצַעֲקָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and cry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6818a shriekcry(-ing).עֲנִיִּ֣יםaniyimafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.יִשְׁמָֽעyishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

Young’s Literal Translation

To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

World English Bible

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

Darby Translation

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

Douay-Rheims

So that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he heard the voice of the poor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

so as to bring before him the cry of the needy; for he will hear the cry of the poor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν κραυγὴν πενήτων, καὶ κραυγὴν πτωχῶν εἰσακούσεται.