King James Version

Job 29:23

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

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וְיִֽחֲל֣וּveyichalvand hopeיָחַלconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and hope”, a completed actionH3176to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.כַמָּטָ֣רkhamataras rainמָטַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as rain”, the ordinary formH4306rainrain.לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םufihemand edgeפֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…פָּעֲר֥וּpaarvopenפָּעַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “open”, a completed actionH6473to yawn, i.e. open wide (literally or figuratively)gape, open (wide).לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁlemalqoshto latter rainמַלְקוֹשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to latter rain”, the ordinary formH4456the spring rain; figuratively, eloquencelatter rain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.

World English Bible

They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

Darby Translation

And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Douay-Rheims

They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὥσπερ γῆ διψῶσα προσδεχομένη τὸν ὑετὸν, οὕτως οὗτοι τὴν ἐμὴν λαλιάν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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