9the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;


In Context

6 when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.

7 "When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,

8 the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;

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

10 the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,

Job 29:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.