18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Job 8:18:1 ⧉אִם־יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּimyevalleenuif he swallows him up Job 8:18:2 ⧉מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmimmekomofrom his place Job 8:18:3 ⧉וְכִ֥חֶשׁvekhikheshthen it denies Job 8:18:4 ⧉בּ֝֗וֹbohim Job 8:18:5 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Job 8:18:6 ⧉רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃reitikhaI have seen you |
18. Formal Translation If he is destroyed from his place, then that place will deny him, saying, “I have not seen you.” |
18. Dynamic Translation If it is uprooted from its place, that place turns against it and says, “I never knew you.” |