King James Version

Job 14:10

But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

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וְגֶ֣בֶרvegeverand manגֶּבֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.יָ֭מוּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvayechelashand discomfitחָלַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and discomfit”, the next action in the storyH2522to prostrate; by implication, to overthrow, decaydiscomfit, waste away, weaken.וַיִּגְוַ֖עvayigvaand give up the ghostגָּוַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give up the ghost”, the next action in the storyH1478to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expiredie, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.אָדָ֣םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.וְאַיּֽוֹveayvoand whereאַיֵּהconjunction, particle, interrogative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and where”H346where?where.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

Young’s Literal Translation

And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?

World English Bible

But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

Darby Translation

But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?

Douay-Rheims

But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνὴρ δὲ τελευτήσας ᾤχετο, πεσὼν δὲ βροτὸς οὐκ ἔτι ἐστί.