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Job 30:1

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

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וְעַתָּ֤הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.שָֽׂחֲק֣וּsachaqvlaughשָׂחַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “laugh”, a completed actionH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.עָלַי֮alayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…צְעִירִ֥יםtseirimlittleצָעִירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH6810little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignobleleast, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).מִמֶּ֗נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.לְיָ֫מִ֥יםleyamimto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מָאַ֥סְתִּיmaastiabhorמָאַסverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “abhor”, a completed actionH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.אֲבוֹתָ֑םavotamfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לָ֝שִׁ֗יתlashitto applyשִׁיתpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to apply”, the to-form of the verbH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).כַּלְבֵ֥יkalvedogכֶּלֶבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “dog”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitutedog.צֹאנִֽיtsoniflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Young’s Literal Translation

And now, laughed at me, Have the younger in days than I, Whose fathers I have loathed to set With the dogs of my flock.

World English Bible

“But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I considered unworthy to put with my sheep dogs.

Darby Translation

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Douay-Rheims

But now the younger in time scorn me, whose fathers I would not have set with the dogs of my flock:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But now the youngest have laughed me to scorn, now they reprove me in their turn, whose fathers I set at nought; whom I did not deem worthy to be with my shepherd dogs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νυνὶ δὲ κατεγέλασάν μου ἐλάχιστοι, νῦν νουθετοῦσί με ἐν μέρει, ὧν ἐξουδένουν τοὺς πατέρας αὐτῶν, οὓς οὐχ ἡγησάμην ἀξίους κυνῶν τῶν ἐμῶν νομάδων.