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Job 22:13

And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

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וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּveamartaand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יָּ֣דַֽעyadaknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'הַבְעַ֖דhavadthe at byבְּעַדparticle, interrogative, preposition — “the at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.עֲרָפֶ֣לarafeldarkעֲרָפֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH6205gloom (as of a lowering sky)(gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).יִשְׁפּֽוֹטyishpotjudgeשָׁפַטverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “judge”, an unfinished actionH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou hast said, 'What — hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?

World English Bible

You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Darby Translation

And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?

Douay-Rheims

And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπας, τί ἔγνω ὁ ἰσχυρός; ἢ κατὰ τοῦ γνόφου κρίνει;