Job 28:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It cannotלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
be valuedתְ֭סֻלֶּה
(te·sul·leh)
5541b: to weigh, balancea prim. root
in the goldבְּכֶ֣תֶם
(be·che·tem)
3800: goldfrom an unused word
of Ophir,אֹופִ֑יר
(o·v·fir;)
211: a son of Joktan, also his desc., also a region from which gold comesof uncertain derivation
In preciousיָקָ֣ר
(ya·kar)
3368: precious, rare, splendid, weightyfrom yaqar
onyx,בְּשֹׁ֖הַם
(be·sho·ham)
7718: (a gem) perhaps an onyxof uncertain derivation
or sapphire.וְסַפִּֽיר׃
(ve·sap·pir.)
5601: a sapphireof foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
It cannot be valued
calah  (saw-law')
to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn -- tread down (under foot), value.
with the gold
kethem  (keh'-them)
something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined) -- (most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
of Ophir
'Owphiyr  (o-feer')
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East -- Ophir.
with the precious
yaqar  (yaw-kawr')
valuable (obj. or subj.) -- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
onyx
shoham  (sho'-ham)
a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color) -- onyx.
or the sapphire
cappiyr  (sap-peer')
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire -- sapphire.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

King James Bible
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

International Standard Version
It cannot be compared to gold from Ophir, with precious onyx, or with sapphire.

NET Bible
It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It can't be bought with the gold from Ophir or with precious onyx or sapphire.

King James 2000 Bible
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
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