Job 16:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 16:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
גַּ֤ם
gam
H1571
also
אָנֹכִי֮
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
כָּכֶ֪ם
אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה
dâbar
H1696
to speak
ל֤וּ
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
יֵ֪שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם
nephesh
H5315
soul
תַּ֤חַת
tachath
H8478
under
נַפְשִׁ֗י
nephesh
H5315
soul
אַחְבִּ֣ירָה
châbar
H2266
to bind together
עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּמִלִּ֑ים
millâh
H4405
word
וְאָנִ֥יעָה
nûwaʻ
H5128
to shake
עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּמ֣וֹ
bᵉmôw
H1119
in
רֹאשִֽׁי
rôʼsh
H7218
head
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul's place, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.
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King James Version Public Domain
I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I also would speak like you if your souls were where my soul is. I would join words together against you and I would shake my head at you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).