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Job 22:17

Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

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הָאֹמְרִ֣יםhaomerimthe sayאָמַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to 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…לָ֭אֵלlaelto idolאֵלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to 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.'ס֣וּרsurturnסוּרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “turn”, a commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מִמֶּ֑נּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.וּמַהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and 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.יִּפְעַ֖לyifaldoפָּעַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).שַׁדַּ֣יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

Young’s Literal Translation

Those saying to God, 'Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?

World English Bible

who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’

Darby Translation

Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?

Douay-Rheims

Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οἱ λέγοντες, Κύριος τί ποιήσει ἡμῖν; ἢ τί ἐπάξεται ἡμῖν ὁ παντοκράτωρ;