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Job 19:2

In Job 19 of Job.

How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

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עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אָ֭נָהanahwhereאָןadverb — “where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).תּוֹגְי֣וּןtogeyungrieveיָגָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “grieve”, an unfinished actionH3013to grieveafflict, cause grief, grieve, sorrowful, vex.נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִיutedakunaniand bruiseדָּכָאconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and bruise”, an unfinished actionH1792to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.בְמִלִּֽיםvemilimin wordמִלָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in word”, the ordinary formH4405a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic[phrase] answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?

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American Standard Version (1901)

How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?

Young’s Literal Translation

Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?

World English Bible

“How long will you torment me, and crush me with words?

Darby Translation

How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?

Douay-Rheims

How long do you afflict my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How long will ye vex my soul, and destroy me with words? only know that the Lord has dealt with me thus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕως τίνος ἔγκοπον ποιήσετε ψυχήν μου, καὶ καθαιρεῖτέ με λόγοις; γνῶτε μόνον ὅτι ὁ Κύριος ἐποίησέ με οὕτως.

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