King James Version

Job 23:13

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

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וְה֣וּאvehuand 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.בְ֭אֶחָדveechadin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וּמִ֣יumiand whoמִיconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּyeshivenvagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹvenafshvoand creatureנֶפֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…אִוְּתָ֣הivtahcovetאָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “covet”, a completed actionH183to wish forcovet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).וַיָּֽעַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he is in one mind , and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He [is] in one [mind], And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired — and He doth [it].

World English Bible

But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.

Darby Translation

But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.

Douay-Rheims

For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever is soul hath desired, that hath he done.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if too he has thus judged, who is he that has contradicted, for he has both willed a thing and done it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς ἔκρινεν οὕτως, τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἀντειπὼν αὐτῷ; ὁ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἠθέλησε, καὶ ἐποίησε.