Job 29:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.

English ASV

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

English Amplified

The princes refrained from talking and laid their hands on their mouths;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The princes refrained from talking and laid their hands on their mouths;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;

English EASY 2024

The city's rulers would stop speaking. They would cover their mouths with their hands.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The leaders of the people stopped talking and put their hands over their mouths.

the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The leaders of the people would stop talking;

English God's Word - GW 1995

Princes held back {their} words and put their hands over their mouths.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with [their] hands.

English KJV 1611

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

English LSB

The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The princes refrained from talking, and put their hand on their mouth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The leaders stopped speaking. They covered their mouths with their hands.

English NIV

the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

English NKJ 1982

The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;

English NLT

The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

the princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The princes stood in silence and laid their hands upon their mouths.

English Tyndale 1537

when the princes left of their talking, and laid their hand to their mouth:

Job 29:9 — Compare Translations