King James Version

Job 15:7

Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

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הֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןhariyshonfirstרִאשׁוֹןparticle, interrogative, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.אָ֭דָםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.תִּוָּלֵ֑דtivaledbearיָלַדverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, an unfinished actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…וְלִפְנֵ֖יvelifneand to a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…גְבָע֣וֹתgevaothillגִּבְעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.חוֹלָֽלְתָּcholaletadanceחוּלverb, polal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dance”, a completed actionH2342properly, 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?

Young’s Literal Translation

The first man art thou born? And before the heights wast thou formed?

World English Bible

“Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought out before the hills?

Darby Translation

Art thou the first man that was born? and wast thou brought forth before the hills?

Douay-Rheims

Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What! art thou the first man that was born? or wert thou established before the hills?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί γάρ; μὴ πρῶτος ἀνθρώπων ἐγεννήθης; ἢ πρὸ θινῶν ἐπάγης;

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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