King James Version

Job 10:9

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

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זְכָרzekharbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a commandH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.נָ֭אnaI 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.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כַחֹ֣מֶרkhachomeras clayחֹמֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִיasitanidoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…וְֽאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עָפָ֥רafardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִיteshiveniagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; and wilt Thou bring me into dust again?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again?

Young’s Literal Translation

Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.

World English Bible

Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again?

Darby Translation

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as clay, and wilt bring me into dust again.

Douay-Rheims

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and thou wilt bring me into dust again.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; and wilt Thou bring me into dust again?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Remember that thou hast made me as clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μνήσθητι, ὅτι πηλόν με ἔπλασας, εἰς δὲ γῆν με πάλιν ἀποστρέφεις.