King James Version

Job 5:17

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

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הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אַשְׁרֵ֣יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.אֱ֭נוֹשׁenoshmanאֱנוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH582a man in general (singly or collectively)another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It…יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּyokhichenvargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “argue”, an unfinished actionH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.אֱל֑וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).וּמוּסַ֥רumusarand chastisementמוּסָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and chastisement”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.שַׁ֝דַּ֗יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.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.תִּמְאָֽסtimasabhorמָאַסverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abhor”, a wish or indirect commandH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,

World English Bible

“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

Darby Translation

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριος δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ Κύριος, νουθέτημα δὲ παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου.

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Hebrews 12:5 Hebrews 12:5 · King James VersionAnd ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:Hebrews 12:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: