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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Job 29:9
Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
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Christian Standard Bible®
City officials stopped talkingand covered their mouths with their hands.
City officials stopped talkingand covered their mouths with their hands.
Hebrew Names Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
King James Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
English Standard Version
the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
New Century Version
The leading men stopped speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
The leading men stopped speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
New English Translation
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
Amplified Bible
The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
New American Standard Bible
"The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
"The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
World English Bible
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Geneva Bible (1587)
The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
Legacy Standard Bible
The princes stopped talkingAnd put their hands on their mouths;
The princes stopped talkingAnd put their hands on their mouths;
Berean Standard Bible
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
Contemporary English Version
while the older ones stood
while the older ones stood
Complete Jewish Bible
leaders refrained from speaking — they would lay their hands on their mouths;
leaders refrained from speaking — they would lay their hands on their mouths;
Darby Translation
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Easy-to-Read Version
The leaders of the people stopped talking and put their hands over their mouths.
The leaders of the people stopped talking and put their hands over their mouths.
George Lamsa Translation
The nobles held their peace, and laid their hands on their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and laid their hands on their mouth.
Good News Translation
The leaders of the people would stop talking;
The leaders of the people would stop talking;
Lexham English Bible
Officials refrained from talking, and they laid their hand on their mouth.
Officials refrained from talking, and they laid their hand on their mouth.
Literal Translation
the rulers held back with words, and they laid a hand on their mouth;
the rulers held back with words, and they laid a hand on their mouth;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
whe the princes left of their talkinge, & laied their hade to their mouth:
whe the princes left of their talkinge, & laied their hade to their mouth:
American Standard Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Bible in Basic English
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
King James Version (1611)
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth:
The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
English Revised Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
princes ceessiden to speke, and puttiden the fyngur on her mouth;
princes ceessiden to speke, and puttiden the fyngur on her mouth;
Update Bible Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Webster's Bible Translation
The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
New King James Version
The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
New Living Translation
The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
New Life Bible
The leaders stopped talking, and put their hands on their mouths.
The leaders stopped talking, and put their hands on their mouths.
New Revised Standard
the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;
the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
Revised Standard Version
the princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
the princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Young's Literal Translation
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
Contextual Overview
7 When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat, 8 Young men saw me, and hid themselves, and, the aged, arose - they stood; 9 Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth; 10 The voice of nobles, was hushed, and their tongue to their palate, did cleave; 11 When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness; 12 Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper; 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy; 14 Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice; 15 Eyes, became I to the, blind, and, feet to the lame, was, I! 16 A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
refrained: Job 4:2, Job 7:11, Proverbs 10:19, James 1:19
laid: Job 21:5, Job 40:4, Judges 18:19, Proverbs 30:32
Reciprocal: Job 1:3 - greatest Job 29:21 - gave ear Proverbs 31:8 - Open Isaiah 52:15 - kings Micah 7:16 - lay
Cross-References
Genesis 24:15
And it came to pass, ere yet, he, had done speaking, that lo! Rebekah, was coming forth who had been born to Bethuel son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham, - with her pitcher upon her shoulder,
And it came to pass, ere yet, he, had done speaking, that lo! Rebekah, was coming forth who had been born to Bethuel son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham, - with her pitcher upon her shoulder,
Genesis 29:7
And he said Lo! the day is yet high, it is not time for gathering together the cattle, - water the sheep, and go feed.
And he said Lo! the day is yet high, it is not time for gathering together the cattle, - water the sheep, and go feed.
Genesis 29:8
And they said, We cannot, until that all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone, from off the mouth of the well, - and then can we water the sheep.
And they said, We cannot, until that all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone, from off the mouth of the well, - and then can we water the sheep.
Genesis 29:15
Then said Laban to Jacob, Is it because my brother, thou art, that thou shouldst serve me for naught? Come tell me! What shall be thy wages?
Then said Laban to Jacob, Is it because my brother, thou art, that thou shouldst serve me for naught? Come tell me! What shall be thy wages?
Genesis 29:16
Now, Laban, had two daughters, - the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,
Now, Laban, had two daughters, - the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man, - and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man, - and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The princes refrained talking,.... Who were in court before Job came in, and were either talking with one another about indifferent matters, or were giving their opinion in a case before them; but no sooner did Job make his appearance, but they left off talking, and would not proceed any further; they laid a restraint upon their words, and curbed themselves from speaking any more till they had heard his opinion:
and laid [their] hand on their mouth; as a token of silence,
Judges 18:19.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The princes refrained talking - As a mark of respect, or in awe of his presence.
And laid their hand on their mouth - To lay the finger or the hand on the mouth is every where an action expressive of silence or respect; Notes, Job 21:5. “In one of the subterranean vaults of Egypt, where the mummies lie buried, they found in the coffin an embalmed body of a woman, before which was placed a figure of wood, representing a youth on his knees, laying a finger on his mouth, and holding in his other hand a sort of chafing dish, which was placed on his head, and in which, without doubt, had been some perfumes.” Maillet.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 29:9. The princes refrained talking — They never ventured an opinion in opposition to mine; so fully were they persuaded of the justice and integrity of my decision.
