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Job 10:20

Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

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הֲלֹאhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מְעַ֣טmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.יָמַ֣יyamayas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…יחדלychdlbe unoccupiedחָדַלverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be unoccupied”, a wish or indirect commandH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.וַחֲדָ֑לvachadaland be unoccupiedחָדַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be unoccupied”, a commandH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.ישיתyshytapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apply”, a wish or indirect commandH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.וְשִׁ֥יתveshitand applyשִׁיתconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and apply”, a commandH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.וְאַבְלִ֥יגָהveavligahand comfortבָּלַגconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and comfort”, a determination or requestH1082to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)comfort, (recover) strength(-en).מְּעָֽטmeatlittleמְעַטadverb — “little”H4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Young’s Literal Translation

Are not my days few? Cease then, and put from me, And I brighten up a little,

World English Bible

Aren’t my days few? Stop! Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

Darby Translation

Are not my days few? cease then and let me alone, that I may revive a little,

Douay-Rheims

Shall not the fewness of my days be ended shortly? suffer me, therefore, that I may lament my sorrow a little:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Is not the time of my life short? suffer me to rest a little,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐστὶν ὁ βίος τοῦ χρόνου μου; ἔασόν με ἀναπαύσασθαι μικρὸν,