Job 17:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0He hath madeוְֽ֭הִצִּיגַנִיh3322
1me also a bywordלִמְשֹׁ֣לh4914
2of the peopleעַמִּ֑יםh5971
3I was as a tabretוְתֹ֖פֶתh8611
4and aforetimeלְפָנִ֣יםh6440
5אֶֽהְיֶֽה׃h1961

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He has made me a word of shame to the peoples; I have become a mark for their sport.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

He hath made me also a by-word of the people; and in former time I was as a tabret.

World English Bible (WEB)

"But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.