King James Version

Job 9:27

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

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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…אָ֭מְרִיamerisayאָמַרverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣הeshkechahforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “forget”, a determination or requestH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.שִׂיחִ֑יsichibabblingשִׂיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “babbling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.אֶעֶזְבָ֖הeezvahcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “commit self”, a determination or requestH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.פָנַ֣יfanaya- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְאַבְלִֽיגָהveavligahand comfortבָּלַגconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and comfort”, a determination or requestH1082to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)comfort, (recover) strength(-en).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer;

Young’s Literal Translation

Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'

World English Bible

If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up,’

Darby Translation

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,

Douay-Rheims

If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if I should say, I will forget to speak, I will bow down my face and groan;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐάν τε γὰρ εἶπω, ἐπιλήσομαι λαλῶν, συγκύψας τῷ προσώπῳ στενάξω·