King James Version

Job 26:10

He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

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חֹֽקchoqappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “appointed”, the ordinary formH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.חָ֭גchagcompassחוּגverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “compass”, a completed actionH2328to describe a circlecompass.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…פְּנֵיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.תַּכְלִ֖יתtakhlitperfectתַּכְלִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “perfect”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8503completion; by implication, an extremityend, perfect(-ion).א֣וֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).חֹֽשֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

Young’s Literal Translation

A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

World English Bible

He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.

Darby Translation

He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

Douay-Rheims

He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρόσταγμα ἐγύρωσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ὕδατος, μέχρι συντελείας φωτὸς μετὰ σκότους.