Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
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עִמְדִיimdistandעָמַדverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “stand”, a commandH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…נָ֤אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.בַחֲבָרַ֨יִךְ֙vachavarayikhin companyחֶבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2267a society; also a spell[phrase] charmer(-ing), company, enchantment, [idiom] wide.וּבְרֹ֣בuverovand in abundanceרֹבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and in abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְkeshafayikhsorceryכֶּשֶׁףnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “sorcery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3785magicsorcery, witchcraft.בַּאֲשֶׁ֥רbaasherin becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “in because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָגַ֖עַתְּyagaatfaintיָגַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “faint”, a completed actionH3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toilfaint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְminurayikhfrom youthנָעוּרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from youth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)childhood, youth.אוּלַ֛יulayif so beאוּלַיadverb — “if so be”H194if not; hence perhapsif so be, may be, peradventure, unless.תּוּכְלִ֥יtukhelibe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.הוֹעִ֖ילhoilprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “profit”, the to-form of the verbH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).אוּלַ֥יulayif so beאוּלַיadverb — “if so be”H194if not; hence perhapsif so be, may be, peradventure, unless.תַּעֲרֽוֹצִיtaarotsidreadעָרַץverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “dread”, an unfinished actionH6206to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harassbe affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Young’s Literal Translation
Stand, I pray thee, in thy charms, And in the multitude of thy sorceries, In which thou hast laboured from thy youth, It may be thou art able to profit, It may be thou dost terrify!
World English Bible
“Stand now with your enchantments and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth, as if you might profit, as if you might prevail.
Darby Translation
Stand now with thine enchantments and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to turn them to profit, if so be thou mayest cause terror.
Douay-Rheims
Stand now with thy enchanters, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, in which thou hast laboured from thy youth, if so be it may profit thee any thing, or if thou mayst become stronger.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the abundance of thy sorcery, which thou hast learned from thy youth; if thou canst be profited.
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