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Job 27:13

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

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זֶ֤הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…חֵֽלֶקcheleqflatteryחֵלֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.אָדָ֖םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.רָשָׁ֥עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.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).אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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.'וְֽנַחֲלַ֥תvenachalatand heritageנַחֲלָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).עָ֝רִיצִ֗יםaritsimmightyעָרִיץadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH6184fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalmighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.מִשַּׁדַּ֥יmishadayfrom Almightyשַׁדַּיpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.יִקָּֽחוּyiqachvtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

Young’s Literal Translation

This [is] the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.

World English Bible

“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

Darby Translation

This is the portion of the wicked man with God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: —

Douay-Rheims

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὕτη ἡ μερὶς ἀνθρώπου ἀσεβοῦς παρὰ Κυρίου, κτῆμα δὲ δυναστῶν ἐλεύσεται παρὰ παντοκράτορος ἐπʼ αὐτούς.