King James Version

Job 18:13

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

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יֹ֭אכַלyokhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.בַּדֵּ֣יbadeapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.עוֹר֑וֹorvohideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.יֹאכַ֥לyokhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.בַּ֝דָּ֗יוbadayvapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.בְּכ֣וֹרbekhorfirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “firstborn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).מָֽוֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

It shall devour the members of his body, yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The members of his body shall be devoured, Yea , the first-born of death shall devour his members.

Young’s Literal Translation

It consumeth the parts of his skin, Consume his parts doth death's first-born.

World English Bible

The members of his body will be devoured. The firstborn of death will devour his members.

Darby Translation

The firstborn of death devoureth the members of his body; it will devour his members.

Douay-Rheims

Let it devour the beauty of his skin, let the firstborn death consume his arms.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

It shall devour the members of his body, yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the soles of his feet be devoured: and death shall consume his beauty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βρωθείησαν αὐτοῦ κλῶνες ποδῶν, κατέδεται δὲ αὐτοῦ τὰ ὡραῖα θάνατος.