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Job 19:13

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

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אַ֭חַיachaybrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.מֵעָלַ֣יmealayfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from 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,…הִרְחִ֑יקhirchiqlooseרָחַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a completed actionH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).וְ֝יֹדְעַ֗יveyodeayand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).זָ֥רוּzarvstrangeזוּרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “strange”, a completed actionH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).מִמֶּֽנִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

Young’s Literal Translation

My brethren from me He hath put far off, And mine acquaintances surely Have been estranged from me.

World English Bible

“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.

Darby Translation

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.

Douay-Rheims

He hath put my brethren far from me, and my acquaintance like strangers have departed from me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My brethren have stood aloof from me; they have recognised strangers rather than me: and my friends have become pitiless.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἀδελφοί μου ἀπέστησαν, ἔγνωσαν ἀλλοτρίους ἢ ἐμέ· φίλοι δέ μου ἀνελεήμονες γεγόνασιν·