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Job Chapter 28 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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BBE Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
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DARBY Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
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KJV Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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WBT Job 28:19

The topaz of Cush shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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WEB Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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YLT Job 28:19

Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. It is generally allowed that the pithdath (פִטְדַת) is either the "topaz" or the "chrysolite." In favour of its being the chrysolite is the passage of Pliny which mentions its being esteemed for its green tints ('Hist. Nat.,' 37:8). Otherwise "topaz" might have appeared to be the best rendering. By "Cush," here translated "Ethiopia," is probably meant Cushite Arabia, or the southern and south-eastern regions (see the author's 'Origin of Nations,' pp. 206-209). Neither shall it be valued with pare gold. Of the four words used for "gold" in this passage (vers. 15-17), one (זהב) seems to be the common name, and to designate the metal by its coleus, "yellow," since צָהַב means "to be yellow" Another (סָגוּר) means properly "what is treasured," or "shut up," from סָגַר, "to shut." The third (פַז) seems to be the name for "native gold," or that found in river-washings and nuggets, which was regarded as the purest. The fourth (כֶּחֶם) is a poetical name only, and designates gold of extreme purity (Song of Solomon 5:11), whether highly refined or native. Job uses them all, to show that there was no gold of any kind wherewith it was possible to purchase wisdom.

Ellicott's Commentary