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Job 16:14

In Job 16 of Job.

He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

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יִפְרְצֵ֣נִיyifretsenibreakפָּרַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH6555to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)[idiom] abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.פֶ֭רֶץferetsbreachפֶּרֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breach”, the ordinary formH6556a break (literally or figuratively)breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…פְּנֵיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “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(-…פָ֑רֶץfaretsbreachפֶּרֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breach”, the ordinary formH6556a break (literally or figuratively)breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.יָרֻ֖ץyarutsrunרוּץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “run”, an unfinished actionH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, 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,…כְּגִבּֽוֹרkegiboras championגִּבּוֹרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “as champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

Young’s Literal Translation

He breaketh me — breach upon breach, He runneth upon me as a mighty one.

World English Bible

He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs at me like a giant.

Darby Translation

He breaketh me with breach upon breach; he runneth upon me like a mighty man.

Douay-Rheims

He hath compassed me round about with his lances, he hath wounded my loins, he hath not spared, and hath poured out my bowels on the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They overthrew me with fall upon fall: they ran upon me in their might.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατέβαλόν με πτῶμα ἐπὶ πτώματι, ἔδραμον πρὸς μὲ δυνάμενοι.

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