Job 31:33-34
New English Translation
33 if[a] I have covered my transgressions as men do,[b]
by hiding[c] iniquity in my heart,[d]
34 because I was terrified[e] of the great multitude,[f]
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I remained silent
and would not go outdoors—
Footnotes
- Job 31:33 tn Now the protasis continues again.
- Job 31:33 sn Some commentators suggest taking the meaning here to be “as Adam,” referring to the Paradise story of the sin and denial.
- Job 31:33 tn The infinitive is epexegetical, explaining the first line.
- Job 31:33 tn The MT has “in my bosom.” This is the only place in the OT where this word is found. But its meaning is well attested from Aramaic.
- Job 31:34 tn Here too the verb will be the customary imperfect—it explains what he continually did in past time.
- Job 31:34 tn Heb “the great multitude.” But some commentators take רַבָּה (rabbah) adverbially: “greatly” (see RSV).
Job 31:33-34
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
33 if I have concealed my transgressions as others do,[a]
by hiding my iniquity in my bosom,(A)
34 because I stood in great fear of the multitude,
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I kept silence and did not go out of doors—(B)
Footnotes
- 31.33 Or as Adam did
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