Job 29:9–10
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. the voice of the nobles was hid.
Narration uses the Pure Cambridge Edition.
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19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
19And they said vnto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand vpon thy mouth, and goe with vs, and bee to vs a father and a Priest: Is it better for thee to bee a Priest vnto the house of one man, or that thou be a Priest vnto a tribe and a family in Israel?
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26And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
26†And I will make thy tongue cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumme and shalt not be to them a reprouer: for they are a rebellious house.
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Job 29:9
Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.
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Held back, restrained, abstained, or kept from an action or expression.
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Speaking or conversing.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Job 29:10
Persons of high rank or distinguished standing in a people, city, court, or kingdom.
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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.
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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of cleave. Sense 1: Split or divided. Sense 2: Clung closely or remained joined.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Persons of high rank or distinguished standing in a people, city, court, or kingdom.
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8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
8The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Selected passage10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
10†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
Selected passage11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
11When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me: