King James Version

Job 6:6

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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הֲיֵאָכֵ֣לhayeakheleatאָכַלparticle, interrogative, verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.תָּ֭פֵלtafelfoolish thingsתָּפֵלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “foolish things”, the ordinary formH8602plaster (as gummy) or slime; (figuratively) frivolityfoolish things, unsavoury, untempered.מִבְּלִיmiblifrom notבְּלִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from not”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.מֶ֑לַחmelachsaltמֶלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “salt”, the ordinary formH4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יֶשׁyeshareיֵשׁparticle, demonstrative — “are”H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.טַ֝֗עַםtaamtasteטַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “taste”, the ordinary formH2940properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandateadvice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.בְּרִ֣ירberirin spittleרִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in spittle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7388saliva; by resemblance, brothspittle, white (of an egg).חַלָּמֽוּתchalamuteggחַלָּמוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “egg”, the ordinary formH2495probably purslainegg.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the juice of mallows?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Young’s Literal Translation

Eaten is an insipid thing without salt? Is there sense in the drivel of dreams?

World English Bible

Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Darby Translation

Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Douay-Rheims

Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which when tasted bringeth death?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the juice of mallows?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ βρωθήσεται ἄρτος ἄνευ ἁλός; εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστι γεῦμα ἐν ῥήμασι κενοῖς;