In Job 28 of Job .
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
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אֲבַדּ֣וֹן avadon destruction אֲבַדּ֣וֹן avadon destruction אֲבַדּוֹן noun, proper name — “destruction” H11 abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades destruction. וָ֭מָוֶת vamavet and dead וָ֭מָוֶת vamavet and dead מָוֶת conjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dead”, the ordinary form H4194 death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d). אָ֣מְר֑וּ amerv say אָ֣מְר֑וּ amerv say אָמַר verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “say”, a completed action H559 to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id… בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ beazeneynv in ear בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ beazeneynv in ear אֹזֶן preposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in ear”, the of-form, joined to the next word H241 broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) [phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show. שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ shamanv hear שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ shamanv hear שָׁמַע verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “hear”, a completed action H8085 to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n… שִׁמְעָֽהּ ׃ shimah bruit שִׁמְעָֽהּ shimah bruit שֵׁמַע noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bruit”, the of-form, joined to the next word H8088 something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'
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American Standard Version (1901) Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
Young’s Literal Translation Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'
World English Bible Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
Darby Translation Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
Douay-Rheims Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard the fame thereof.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἡ ἀπώλεια καὶ ὁ θάνατος εἶπαν, ἀκηκόαμεν δὲ αὐτῆς τὸ κλέος.
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