King James Version

Job 19:26

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

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וְאַחַ֣רveacharand afterאַחַרconjunction, preposition — “and after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…ע֭וֹרִֽיorihideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.נִקְּפוּniqfvcompassנָקַףverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “compass”, a completed actionH5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulatecompass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.זֹ֑אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗יumibsariand from bodyבָּשָׂרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and from body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.אֶֽחֱזֶ֥הechezehbeholdחָזָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “behold”, an unfinished actionH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.אֱלֽוֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when after my skin this is destroyed, then without my flesh shall I see God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And after my skin, even this body , is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;

Young’s Literal Translation

And after my skin hath compassed this [body], Then from my flesh I see God:

World English Bible

After my skin is destroyed, then I will see God in my flesh,

Darby Translation

And [if] after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see God;

Douay-Rheims

And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I will see my God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when after my skin this is destroyed, then without my flesh shall I see God;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and to raise up upon the earth my skin that endures these sufferings : for these things have been accomplished to me of the Lord;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐπὶ γῆς ἀναστῆσαι τὸ δέρμα μου τὸ ἀναντλοῦν ταῦτα· παρὰ γὰρ Κυρίου ταῦτά μοι συνετελέσθη,