King James Version

Job 26:9

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

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מְאַחֵ֥זmeachezholdאָחַזverb, piel, participle, absolute — “hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).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(-…כִסֵּ֑הkhisehthroneכִּסֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “throne”, the ordinary formH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.פַּרְשֵׁ֖זparshezspreadפַּרְשֵׁזverb, pilel, infinitive absolute — “spread”, the verb used for emphasisH6576to expandspread.עָלָ֣יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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,…עֲנָנֽוֹananvocloudעָנָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cloud”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Young’s Literal Translation

Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.

World English Bible

He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.

Darby Translation

He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Douay-Rheims

He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ κρατῶν πρόσωπον θρόνου, ἐκπετάζων ἐπʼ αὐτὸν νέφος αὐτοῦ.