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Job 27:22

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

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וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְveyashlekheand throwשָׁלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and throw”, an unfinished actionH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.עָ֭לָיוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, 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,…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַחְמֹ֑לyachmolspareחָמַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “spare”, an unfinished actionH2550to commiserate; by implication, to sparehave compassion, (have) pity, spare.מִ֝יָּד֗וֹmiyadvofrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […בָּר֥וֹחַbarochafleeבָּרַחverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “flee”, the verb used for emphasisH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.יִבְרָֽחyivrachfleeבָּרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flee”, an unfinished actionH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For God shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.

World English Bible

For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.

Darby Translation

And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

Douay-Rheims

And he shall cast upon him, and shall not spare: out of his hand he would willingly flee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιῤῥίψει ἐπʼ αὐτὸν καὶ οὐ φείσεται, ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ φυγῇ φεύξεται.