King James Version

Job 28:9

He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

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בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁbachalamishin flintחַלָּמִישׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in flint”, the ordinary formH2496flintflint(-y), rock.שָׁלַ֣חshalachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…יָד֑וֹyadvohandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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, […הָפַ֖ךְhafakhchangeהָפַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmishoreshfrom rootשֶׁרֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from root”, the ordinary formH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.הָרִֽיםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Young’s Literal Translation

Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.

World English Bible

He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

Darby Translation

[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.

Douay-Rheims

He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp rock , and turned up mountains by the roots:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ἀκροτόμῳ ἐξέτεινε χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, κατέστρεψε δὲ ἐκ ῥιζῶν ὄρη.

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