King James Version

Job 19:12

His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.

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יַ֤חַדyachadalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.יָ֘בֹ֤אוּyavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…גְדוּדָ֗יוgedudayvarmyגְּדוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1416a crowd (especially of soldiers)army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).וַיָּסֹ֣לּוּvayasolvand exaltסָלַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and exalt”, the next action in the storyH5549to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.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,…דַּרְכָּ֑םdarkamalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וַיַּחֲנ֖וּvayachanvand encampחָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and encamp”, the next action in the storyH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.סָבִ֣יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, 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.לְאָהֳלִֽיleaholito tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.

Young’s Literal Translation

Come in do His troops together, And they raise up against me their way, And encamp round about my tent.

World English Bible

His troops come on together, build a siege ramp against me, and encamp around my tent.

Darby Translation

His troops have come together and cast up their way against me, and have encamped round about my tent.

Douay-Rheims

His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His troops also came upon me with one accord, liers in wait compassed my ways.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ ἦλθον τὰ πειρατήρια αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ, ταῖς ὁδοῖς μου ἐκύκλωσαν ἐγκάθετοι.