King James Version

Job 18:11

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

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סָ֭בִיבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.בִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּbiatuhvaffrightבָּעַתverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “affright”, a completed actionH1204to fearaffright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.בַלָּה֑וֹתvalahotterrorבַּלָּהָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “terror”, the ordinary formH1091alarm; hence, destructionterror, trouble.וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּvehefitsuhvand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and disperse”, a completed actionH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.לְרַגְלָֽיוleraglayvto footרֶגֶלpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, and shall entrap him at his feet.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.

Young’s Literal Translation

Round about terrified him have terrors, And they have scattered him — at his feet.

World English Bible

Terrors will make him afraid on every side, and will chase him at his heels.

Darby Translation

Terrors make him afraid on every side, and chase him at his footsteps.

Douay-Rheims

Fears shall terrify him on every side, and shall entangle his feet.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, and shall entrap him at his feet.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let pains destroy him round about, and let many enemies come about him,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύκλῳ ὀλέσαισαν αὐτὸν ὀδύναι· πολλοὶ δὲ περὶ πόδα αὐτοῦ ἔλθοισαν ἐν λιμῷ στενῷ·