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Job 20:9

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

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עַ֣יִןayineye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּshezafatvlook upשָׁזַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “look up”, a completed actionH7805to tan (by sunburning); figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scanlook up, see.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תוֹסִ֑יףtosifaddיָסַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “add”, an unfinished actionH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…ע֝֗וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּteshurenvbeholdשׁוּרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “behold”, an unfinished actionH7789to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care forbehold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.מְקוֹמֽוֹmeqomvocountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

Young’s Literal Translation

The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.

World English Bible

The eye which saw him will see him no more, neither will his place see him any more.

Darby Translation

The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.

Douay-Rheims

The eyes that had seen him, shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The eye has looked upon him, but shall not see him again; and his place shall no longer perceive him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀφθαλμὸς παρέβλεψε, καὶ οὐ προσθήσει, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι προσνοήσει αὐτὸν ὁ τόπος αὐτοῦ.