King James Version

Job 20:25

It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

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שָׁלַף֮shalafdrawשָׁלַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “draw”, a completed actionH8025to pull out, up or offdraw (off), grow up, pluck off.וַיֵּצֵ֪אvayetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִגֵּ֫וָ֥הmigevahfrom bodyגֵּוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from body”, the ordinary formH1465the back, i.e. (by extensive) the personbody.וּ֭בָרָקuvaraqand lightningבָּרָקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and lightning”, the ordinary formH1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing swordbright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹmimroratvofrom bitterמְרֹרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from bitter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4846properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent)bitter (thing), gall.יַהֲלֹ֗ךְyahalokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…עָלָ֥יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, 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,…אֵמִֽיםemimidolאֵימָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH367fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; terrors are upon him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.

Young’s Literal Translation

One hath drawn, And it cometh out from the body, And a glittering weapon from his gall proceedeth. On him [are] terrors.

World English Bible

He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.

Darby Translation

He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

Douay-Rheims

The sword is drawn out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and glittereth in his bitterness: the terrible ones shall go and come upon him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; terrors are upon him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διεξέλθοι δὲ διὰ σώματος αὐτοῦ βέλος, ἄστρα δὲ ἐν διαίταις αὐτοῦ· περιπατήσαισαν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ φόβοι,