King James Version

Job 14:22

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

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אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).בְּ֭שָׂרוֹbesarvobodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.עָלָ֣יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִכְאָ֑בyikhavgrievingכָּאַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “grieving”, an unfinished actionH3510properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoilgrieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful.וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹvenafshvoand creatureנֶפֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…עָלָ֥יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…תֶּאֱבָֽלteevallamentאָבַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “lament”, an unfinished actionH56to bewaillament, mourn.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But his flesh grieveth for him, and his soul mourneth over him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'

World English Bible

But his flesh on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.”

Darby Translation

But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.

Douay-Rheims

But yet his flesh, while he shall live, shall have pain, and his soul shall mourn over him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But his flesh grieveth for him, and his soul mourneth over him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλʼ ἢ αἱ σάρκες αὐτοῦ ἤλγησαν, ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπένθησεν.