Job 17:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He who informsיַגִּ֣יד
(yag·gid)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
against friendsרֵעִ֑ים
(re·'im;)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
for a shareלְ֭חֵלֶק
(le·che·lek)
2506: portion, tract, territoryfrom chalaq
[of the spoil], The eyesוְעֵינֵ֖י
(ve·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of his childrenבָנָ֣יו
(va·nav)
1121: sona prim. root
also will languish.תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃
(tich·le·nah.)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He that speaketh
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
flattery
cheleq  (khay'lek)
smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment -- flattery, inheritance, part, partake, portion.
to his friends
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
even the eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of his children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
shall fail
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He who informs against friends for a share of the spoil, The eyes of his children also will languish.

King James Bible
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man informs on his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

International Standard Version
Now as for the one who testifies against his friends to take their property, even the eyes of his children will fail.

NET Bible
If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(Whoever turns in friends to get their property should have his children's eyesight fail.)

King James 2000 Bible
He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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