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Job 28:27

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

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אָ֣זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.רָ֭אָהּraahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 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…וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּvaysaprahand communeסָפַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and commune”, the next action in the storyH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhekhinahbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be fitted”, a completed actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.חֲקָרָֽהּchaqarahfind outחָקַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “find out”, a completed actionH2713properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimatelyfind out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,

World English Bible

then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

Darby Translation

Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out;

Douay-Rheims

Then he saw it, and declared, and prepared, and searched it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then he saw it, and declared it: he prepared it and traced it out.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε εἶδεν αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐξηγήσατο αὐτὴν, ἑτοιμάσας ἐξιχνίασεν.