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Job 28:10

He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

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בַּ֭צּוּרוֹתbatsurotin edgeצוּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).יְאֹרִ֣יםyeorimriverיְאֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “river”, the ordinary formH2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.בִּקֵּ֑עַbiqeabreak forthבָּקַעverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break forth”, a completed actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יְ֝קָ֗רyeqarhonourיְקָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “honour”, the ordinary formH3366value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignityhonour, precious (things), price.רָאֲתָ֥הraatahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…עֵינֽוֹeynvoeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.

Young’s Literal Translation

Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.

World English Bible

He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

Darby Translation

He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.

Douay-Rheims

In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δίνας δὲ ποταμῶν διέῤῥηξε, πᾶν δὲ ἔντιμον εἴδέ μου ὁ ὀφθαλμός.