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Job 29:8
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the young men saw me and withdrew,while older men stood to their feet.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged rose up and stood;
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;
When the young men saw me, they would step aside, and the old men would stand up in respect.
the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;
The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged arose and stood [respectfully];
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged rose up and stood;
The yong men saw me, & hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.
The young men saw me and hid,And the old men arose and stood.
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
the young leaders stepped aside,
when young men saw me they would hide themselves, while the aged arose and stood;
The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;
When the young men saw me coming, they stepped out of my way. And the old men stood up to show they respected me.
The young men saw me and hid themselves; and the aged arose, and respected me.
young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.
Young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged rose up and stood.
The young men saw me and hid themselves; the aged rose up, stood up;
whe the yonge me (as soone as they sawe me) hyd the selues, & when the aged arose, & stode vp vnto me:
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.
The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp.
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
Yonge men, `that is, wantoun, sien me, and weren hid, and elde men risynge vp stoden;
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, [and] stood up.
The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood;
the young men saw me and let me go by. The old men rose and stood.
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose up and stood;
Young men saw me, and hid themselves, and, the aged, arose - they stood;
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;
Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen -- they stood up.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
young men: Leviticus 19:32, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 20:8, Romans 13:3, Romans 13:4, Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 5:5
the aged: Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 2:17
Reciprocal: Job 30:1 - they that are Titus 2:6 - Young
Cross-References
It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering the animals. Afterward the stone would be placed back over the mouth of the well.
They said to them, "We couldn't possibly allow this, because you're not circumcised. It would be a disgrace for our sister to marry a man like you!
The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians who ate with Joseph sat at their own table, because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them.
On the way they were asking each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"
They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves,.... Through a veneration of him; which was much, since young men, through a vain conceit and opinion of themselves, are apt to treat their superiors in age with slight, neglect, and contempt; or through fear, lest he should spy them, and call them to him, and examine them closely concerning their conduct and behaviour, and reprove them for their youthful follies he might have knowledge of:
and the aged arose [and] stood up; as he passed by them, to show their respect unto him; or when he came into court, they rose up, and continued standing until he had took his seat; and even then kept the same posture, attending to his counsel and instruction, to his definitive sentence and decision of matters in debate; though they were venerable persons themselves, and such as before whom young men were to arise, Leviticus 19:32; and were also men of wisdom and prudence,
Job 12:12; yet these men rose and stood up, paying a deference to Job's superior sense and judgment.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves - That is, they retired as if awed at my presence. They gave place to me, or reverently withdrew as I passed along.
And the aged arose, and stood up - They not merely rose, but they continued to stand still until I had passed by. “This is a most elegant description, and exhibits most correctly the great reverence and respect which was paid, even by the old and the decrepit, to the holy man, in passing along the streets, or when he sat in public. They not only rose, which in men so old was a great mark of distinction, but they stood; and they continued to do it, though the attempt was so difficult.” Lowth. The whole image presents a beautiful illustration of Oriental manners, and of the respect paid to a man of known excellence of character and distinction.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 29:8. The young men saw me, and hid themselves — From all classes of persons I had the most marked respect. The YOUNG, through modesty and bashfulness, shrunk back, and were afraid to meet the eye of their prince; and the AGED rose from their seats when I entered the place of judgment. These were the elders of the people, who also sat with the judge, and assisted in all legal cases.
