King James Version

Job 26:5

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

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הָרְפָאִ֥יםharefaimthe deadרָפָאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the dead”, the ordinary formH7496properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)dead, deceased.יְחוֹלָ֑לוּyecholalvdanceחוּלverb, polal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dance”, an unfinished actionH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…מִתַּ֥חַתmitachatfrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.מַ֝֗יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽםveshokheneyhemand abideשָׁכַןconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and abide”, a verb used as a describing wordH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.

World English Bible

“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

Darby Translation

The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;

Douay-Rheims

Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ γίγαντες μαιωθήσονται ὑποκάτωθεν ὕδατος καὶ τῶν γειτόνων αὐτοῦ;