Job 28:27
KonteksNETBible | then he looked at wisdom 1 and assessed its value; 2 he established 3 it and examined it closely. 4 |
NASB © biblegateway Job 28:27 |
Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out. |
HCSB | He considered wisdom and evaluated it; He established it and examined it. |
LEB | then he saw it and announced it. He confirmed it and examined it. |
NIV © biblegateway Job 28:27 |
then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. |
ESV | then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 28:27 |
then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. |
REB | it was then he saw wisdom and took stock of it, he considered it and fathomed its very depths. |
NKJV © biblegateway Job 28:27 |
Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. |
KJV | Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. |
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HEBREW |
NETBible | then he looked at wisdom 1 and assessed its value; 2 he established 3 it and examined it closely. 4 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “it”; the referent (wisdom) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn The verb סָפַר (safar) in the Piel basically means “to tell; to declare; to show” or “to count; to number.” Many commentators offer different suggestions for the translation. “Declared” (as in the RSV, NASB, and NRSV) would be the simplest – but to whom did God declare it? Besides “appraised” which is the view of Pope, Dhorme and others (cf. NAB, NIV), J. Reider has suggested “probed” (“Etymological studies in biblical Hebrew,” VT 2 [1952]: 127), Strahan has “studied,” and Kissane has “reckoned.” The difficulty is that the line has a series of verbs, which seem to build to a climax; but without more details it is hard to know how to translate them when they have such a range of meaning. 3 tc The verb כּוּן (kun) means “to establish; to prepare” in this stem. There are several 4 tn The verb חָקַר (khaqar) means “to examine; to search out.” Some of the language used here is anthropomorphic, for the sovereign |