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Job 5:16

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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וַתְּהִ֣יvathiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לַדַּ֣לladalto leanדַּלpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.תִּקְוָ֑הtiqvahexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהveolatahand iniquityעֶוֶלconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute, paragogic he — “and iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).קָ֣פְצָהqafetsahshutקָפַץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “shut”, a completed actionH7092to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)shut (up), skip, stop, take out of the way.פִּֽיהָpihaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

World English Bible

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

Darby Translation

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

Douay-Rheims

And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴη δὲ ἀδυνάτῳ ἐλπὶς, ἀδίκου δὲ στόμα ἐμφραχθείη.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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