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Job 29:22

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

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אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…דְ֭בָרִיdevaricauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…יִשְׁנ֑וּyishnvalterשָׁנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “alter”, an unfinished actionH8138to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹvealeymvoand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and 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,…תִּטֹּ֥ףtitofdropנָטַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “drop”, an unfinished actionH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).מִלָּתִֽיmilatiwordמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “word”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4405a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic[phrase] answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

Young’s Literal Translation

After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,

World English Bible

After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.

Darby Translation

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;

Douay-Rheims

To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

At my word they spoke not again, and they were very glad whenever I spoke to them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπὶ τῷ ἐμῷ ῥήματι οὐ προσέθεντο, περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγίνοντο ὁπόταν αὐτοῖς ἐλάλουν.