Job 28:15
Strong's Lexicon
It cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

be purchased
יֻתַּ֣ן (yut·tan)
Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

סְג֣וֹר (sə·ḡō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5458: 1) enclosure, encasement, fine gold

for gold,
תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ (taḥ·te·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

nor
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

its price
מְחִירָֽהּ׃ (mə·ḥî·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4242: 1) price, hire 1a) price 1b) hire, reward, gain

weighed out
יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל (yiš·šā·qêl)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8254: 1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weigh 1a2) to weigh out (a price) 1a3) of grief (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be weighed 1b2) to be weighed out

in silver.
כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

Young's Literal Translation
Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed—its price.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gold cannot be exchanged for  it, and silver cannot  be weighed  out for its  price.

New American Standard Bible
"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

King James Bible
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

New Living Translation
It cannot be bought with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver.

English Standard Version
It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.

New American Standard Bible
"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

King James Bible
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.

International Standard Version
You can't buy it with gold, and its value cannot be calculated in silver.

NET Bible
Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

American Standard Version
It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

English Revised Version
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

Young's Literal Translation
Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- its price.
















Cross References
Job 28:14
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Proverbs 3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Proverbs 3:14
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Proverbs 8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

Proverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
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