King James Version

Job 21:32

Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

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וְ֭הוּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לִקְבָר֣וֹתliqvarotto sepulchreקֶבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to sepulchre”, the ordinary formH6913a sepulchreburying place, grave, sepulchre.יוּבָ֑לyuvalbringיָבַלverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH2986properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).וְֽעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…גָּדִ֥ישׁgadishtombגָּדִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tomb”, the ordinary formH1430a stack of sheaves; by analogy, a tombshock (stack) (of corn), tomb.יִשְׁקֽוֹדyishqodhastenשָׁקַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hasten”, an unfinished actionH8245to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he — to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

World English Bible

Yet he will be borne to the grave. Men will keep watch over the tomb.

Darby Translation

Yet is he carried to the graves, and watch is kept over the tomb.

Douay-Rheims

He shall be brought to the graves, and shall watch in the heap of the dead.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αὐτὸς εἰς τάφους ἀπηνέχθη, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπὶ σωρῶν ἠγρύπνησεν.