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Job 9:23

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

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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…שׁ֭וֹטshotscourgeשׁוֹטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “scourge”, the ordinary formH7752a lash (literally or figuratively)scourge, whip.יָמִ֣יתyamitdieמוּתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…פִּתְאֹ֑םpitomstraightwayפִּתְאוֹםadverb — “straightway”H6597instantlystraightway, sudden(-ly).לְמַסַּ֖תlemasatto temptationמַסָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to temptation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4531a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)temptation, trial.נְקִיִּ֣םneqiyiminnocentנָקִיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.יִלְעָֽגyilaghave in derisionלָעַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “have in derision”, an unfinished actionH3932to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligiblyhave in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.

Young’s Literal Translation

If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.

World English Bible

If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.

Darby Translation

If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.

Douay-Rheims

If he scourge, let him kill at once, and not laugh at the pains of the innocent.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the worthless die, but the righteous are laughed to scorn.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι φαῦλοι ἐν θανάτῳ ἐξαισίῳ, ἀλλὰ δίκαιοι καταγελῶνται,