King James Version

Job 14:15

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

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תִּ֭קְרָאtiqracallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.וְאָנֹכִ֣יveanokhiand meאָנֹכִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּeenekashoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הlemaasehto businessמַעֲשֶׂהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יָדֶ֣יךָyadeykhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […תִכְסֹֽףtikhsofdesireכָּסַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, an unfinished actionH3700properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear(have) desire, be greedy, long, sore.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.

World English Bible

You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands.

Darby Translation

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶτα καλέσεις, ἐγὼ δέ σοι ὑπακούσομαι, τὰ δὲ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ ἀποποιοῦ.