King James Version

Job 36:31

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

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כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…בָ֭םvaminבָ֭םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inיָדִ֣יןyadinwith a straight courseדִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with a straight course”, an unfinished actionH1777a straight course, i.e. sail direct(come) with a straight course.עַמִּ֑יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.יִֽתֶּןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֹ֥כֶלokhelfoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.לְמַכְבִּֽירlemakhbirto abundanceמַכְבִּירpreposition, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “to abundance”, a verb used as a describing wordH4342plentyabundance.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.

Young’s Literal Translation

For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.

World English Bible

For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.

Darby Translation

For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance.

Douay-Rheims

For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν γὰρ αὐτοῖς κρινεῖ λαούς, δώσει τροφὴν τῷ ἰσχύοντι.