King James Version

Job 15:20

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

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כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יְמֵ֣יyemeas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “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…רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmitcholeldanceחוּלverb, hithpolel, participle, absolute — “dance”, a verb used as a describing wordH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…וּמִסְפַּ֥רumisparand numberמִסְפָּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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.שָׁ֝נִ֗יםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).נִצְפְּנ֥וּnitspenvlurk privilyצָפַןverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “lurk privily”, a completed actionH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).לֶעָרִֽיץlearitsto mightyעָרִיץpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “to mighty”, the ordinary formH6184fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalmighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

Young’s Literal Translation

'All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.

World English Bible

the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

Darby Translation

All his days the wicked man is tormented, and numbered years are allotted to the violent.

Douay-Rheims

The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the life of the ungodly is spent in care, and the years granted to the oppressor are numbered.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶς ὁ βίος ἀσεβοῦς ἐν φροντίδι, ἔτη δὲ ἀριθμητὰ δεδομένα δυνάστῃ.