King James Version

Job 36:18

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…חֵ֭מָהchemahangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יְסִֽיתְךָ֣yesitekhaenticeסוּתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “entice”, an unfinished actionH5496properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduceentice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.בְסָ֑פֶקvesafeqin strokeסֵפֶקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in stroke”, the ordinary formH5607chastisement; also satietystroke, sufficiency.וְרָבveravand aboundרַבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (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),…כֹּ֝֗פֶרkofervillageכֹּפֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “village”, the ordinary formH3724properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-pricebribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יַטֶּֽךָּyatekaspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a wish or indirect commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

World English Bible

Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

Darby Translation

Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

but there shall be wrath upon the ungodly, by reason of the ungodliness of the bribes which they received for iniquities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

θυμὸς δὲ ἐπʼ ἀσεβεῖς ἔσται, διʼ ἀσέβειαν δώρων ὧν ἐδέχοντο ἐπʼ ἀδικίαις.