King James Version

Job 17:14

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

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לַשַּׁ֣חַתlashachatto destructionשַׁחַתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to destruction”, the ordinary formH7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destructioncorruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.קָ֭רָאתִיqaraticallקָרָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “call”, a completed actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אָ֣בִיavifatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.אָ֑תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אִמִּ֥יimimotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יvaachotiand sisterאָחוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.לָֽרִמָּֽהlarimahto wormרִמָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to worm”, the ordinary formH7415a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figurativelyworm.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I have said to corruption: 'Thou art my father', to the worm: 'Thou art my mother, and my sister';

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;

Young’s Literal Translation

To corruption I have called: — 'Thou [art] my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.

World English Bible

if I have said to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ and ‘My sister,’

Darby Translation

I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!

Douay-Rheims

If I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I have said to corruption: 'Thou art my father', to the worm: 'Thou art my mother, and my sister';

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have called upon death to be my father, and corruption to be my mother and sister.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θάνατον ἐπεκαλεσάμην πατέρα μου εἶναι, μητέρα δέ μου καὶ ἀδελφὴν σαπρίαν.