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Job 14:5

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

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אִ֥םimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…חֲרוּצִ֨יםcharutsimdecideחָרַץverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “decide”, a verb used as a describing wordH2782properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decidebestir self, decide, decree, determine, maim, move.יָמָ֗יוyamayvas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…מִֽסְפַּרmisparnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “number”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.חֳדָשָׁ֥יוchodashayvmonthחֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “month”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.אִתָּ֑ךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.חקוchqvappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.חֻקָּ֥יוchuqayvappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָasitadoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, 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…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַעֲבֽוֹרyaavoralienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with Thee, and Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Young’s Literal Translation

If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;

World English Bible

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass.

Darby Translation

If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, [and] thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,

Douay-Rheims

The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with Thee, and Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐὰν καὶ μία ἡμέρα ὁ βίος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· ἀριθμητοὶ δὲ μῆνες αὐτοῦ παρʼ αὐτοῦ· εἰς χρόνον ἔθου, καὶ οὐ μὴ ὑπερβῇ.