King James Version

Job 5:23

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).אַבְנֵ֣יavnestoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).הַשָּׂדֶ֣הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.בְרִיתֶ֑ךָveritekhaconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.וְחַיַּ֥תvechayatand lifeחַיconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.הָשְׁלְמָהhashelemahmake amendsשָׁלַםverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “make amends”, a completed actionH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

(For with sons of the field [is] thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)

World English Bible

For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.

Darby Translation

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Douay-Rheims

But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θῆρες γὰρ ἄγριοι εἰρηνεύσουσί σοι.