Protestantism
English
Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.
The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
the young of the proud have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by it.
⌞Proud wild animals⌟1 have not trodden it; the lion in its prime has not prowled over it.
- Literally “The sons of pride”
the sons of pride have not trodden on it; the lion has not passed by it.
the sons of pride have not walked on it, the lion has not passed by.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:
Catholicism
English
The children of the merchants have not trodden it, neither hath the lioness passed by it.
The sons of merchants have not walked there, nor has the lioness traveled through it.1
- 28:8The phrase ‘filii institorum’ refers not to mere children of shopkeepers or merchants, but to the sons of the merchants, in other words, to their apprentices or trainees (which would usually be sons or other younger male relatives). These sons of merchants would be given the task of traveling to various places on business, i.e. running errands. Even these sons, who travel a great deal, have not heard of such a place.(Conte)