Job 29:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;

New Living Translation
The young stepped aside when they saw me, and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.

English Standard Version
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;

Berean Study Bible
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

New American Standard Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.

NASB 1995
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.

NASB 1977
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.

Amplified Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged arose and stood [respectfully];

Christian Standard Bible
the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.

Contemporary English Version
the young leaders stepped aside, *

Good News Translation
young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
young men saw me and kept out of sight. Old men stood up straight out of respect [for me].

International Standard Version
The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand.

NET Bible
the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

New King James Version
The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood;

King James 2000 Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

New Heart English Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

World English Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

American King James Version
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

American Standard Version
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

A Faithful Version
The young men saw me and hid themselves; and the aged arose and stood up.

Darby Bible Translation
The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;

English Revised Version
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;

Webster's Bible Translation
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The yong men saw me, & hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
whe the yonge me (as soone as they sawe me) hyd the selues, & when the aged arose, & stode vp vnto me:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Youths have seen me, and they have been hidden, "" And the aged have risen—they stood up.

Young's Literal Translation
Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen -- they stood up.

Smith's Literal Translation
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the old men rose up and stood.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The youths saw me and hid themselves, and the elders, rising up, remained standing.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Young men saw me and they hid themselves, and the Elders stood and were amazed at me

Lamsa Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves; and the aged arose, and respected me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
















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