King James Version

Job 12:19

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

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מוֹלִ֣יךְmolikhecarryיָלַךְverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “carry”, a verb used as a describing wordH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…כֹּהֲנִ֣יםkohanimpriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.שׁוֹלָ֑לsholalspoiledשׁוֹלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “spoiled”, the ordinary formH7758nude (especially bare-foot); by implication, captivespoiled, stripped.וְאֵֽתָנִ֣יםveetanimand hardאֵיתָןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and hard”, the ordinary formH386permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftainhard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.יְסַלֵּֽףyesalefoverthrowסָלַףverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “overthrow”, an unfinished actionH5557properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvertoverthrow, pervert.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

Young’s Literal Translation

Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

World English Bible

He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.

Darby Translation

He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;

Douay-Rheims

He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξαποστέλλων ἱερεῖς αἰχμαλώτους, δυνάστας δὲ γῆς κατέστρεψε.