Job 31:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; | If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, | If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| I have made | שַׂ֣מְתִּי | SAM-ti | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| gold | זָהָ֣ב | za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| confidence my | כִּסְלִ֑י | kis-LI | H3689 | loinכֶּ֫סֶל (ke.sel) 1) loins, flank 2) stupidity, folly 3) confidence, hope |
| and to the pure gold | וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם | ve-la-KE-tem | H3800 | goldכֶּ֫תֶם (ke.tem) gold, pure gold |
| I have said | אָמַ֥רְתִּי | 'a-MAR-ti | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| security my | מִבְטַחִֽי׃ | miv-ta-CHI | H4009 | confidenceמִבְטָח (miv.tach) 1) trust, confidence, refuge 1a) act of confiding 1b) object of confidence 1c) state of confidence, security |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.