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Job 15:12

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

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מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יִּקָּחֲךָ֥yiqachakhatakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.לִבֶּ֑ךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וּֽמַהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יִּרְזְמ֥וּןyirzemunwinkרָזַםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “wink”, an unfinished actionH7335to twinkle the eye (in mockery)wink.עֵינֶֽיךָeyneykhaeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes wink?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

Young’s Literal Translation

What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?

World English Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Darby Translation

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?

Douay-Rheims

Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes wink?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What has thine heart dared? or what have thine eyes aimed at ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί ἐτόλμησεν ἡ καρδία σου; ἢ τί ἐπήνεγκαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου,