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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
אשחק אלהם לא יאמינו ואור פני לא יפילון
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ASHKHq Alhm lA yAmynv vAvr pny lA ypylvn

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si quando ridebam ad eos non credebant et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram

King James Variants
American King James Version   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
If I mocked them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Authorized (King James) Version   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
New King James Version   
If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
21st Century King James Version   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Darby Bible Translation   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down.
God's Word   
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, but the expression on my face did not change.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
If I smiled at them, they couldn't believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
International Standard Version   
I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me.
NET Bible   
If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken.
New American Standard Bible   
"I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
New International Version   
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
New Living Translation   
When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. My look of approval was precious to them.
Webster's Bible Translation   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
The World English Bible   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face.
EasyEnglish Bible   
They were surprised when I smiled at them. My smile made them happy.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
New Life Version   
I looked at them with joy when they were not sure of themselves, and the light of my face gave them comfort.
The Voice Bible   
I smiled upon them when their confidence flagged, and they took comfort in my beaming face.
Living Bible   
When they were discouraged, I smiled and that encouraged them and lightened their spirits.
New Catholic Bible   
“When I smiled at them, they were filled with gratitude, and they were clearly strengthened because of the way I treated them.
Legacy Standard Bible   
I laughed with them as they could not believe it, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
If I laughed at them, they did not believe it; and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.
Christian Standard Bible   
If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and their depression did not cast down the light of my countenance.
New Century Version   
I smiled at them when they doubted, and my approval was important to them.
The Message   
“Men and women listened when I spoke, hung expectantly on my every word. After I spoke, they’d be quiet, taking it all in. They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in. When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; their faces lit up, their troubles took wing! I was their leader, establishing the mood and setting the pace by which they lived. Where I led, they followed.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
When I laughed with them, they did not believe it. In the light from my face, they were never downcast.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
Good News Translation®   
I smiled on them when they had lost confidence; my cheerful face encouraged them.
Wycliffe Bible   
If any time I laughed to them, they believed not; and the light of my cheer, that is, the gladness of my face, felled not down into the earth. (When I smiled on them, they took heart; and the light of my face, that is, the cheerfulness in my face towards them, encouraged them.)
Contemporary English Version   
and the smile on my face renewed everyone's hopes.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
Common English Bible © 2011   
I smiled on them; they couldn’t believe it. They never showed me disfavor.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not diminish the light of my face.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
When I smiled on them they could not believe it; they would not let the light of my face be dimmed.
New American Standard Bible   
I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.
The Expanded Bible   
I smiled at them when they ·doubted [L had no confidence], and ·my approval was important to them [L they did not frown at the light of my countenance].
Tree of Life Version   
When I joked with them, they hardly believed it; they did not cause the light of my face to fall.
Revised Standard Version   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
New International Reader's Version   
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it. The light of my face lifted their spirits.
BRG Bible   
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Complete Jewish Bible   
When I joked with them, they couldn’t believe it; and they never darkened the light on my face.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
I smiled on them when they did not believe; and the ohr of my countenance they did not cast down.
Names of God Bible   
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, but the expression on my face did not change.
Modern English Version   
If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
Easy-to-Read Version   
I smiled at them, and they could hardly believe it. My smile made them feel better.
International Children’s Bible   
I smiled at them when they doubted. And my approval was important to them.
Lexham English Bible   
I smiled for them when they had no confidence in anything, and they did not extinguish the light of my face.
New International Version - UK   
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.