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Job 30:2

Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “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.כֹּ֣חַkochaforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.יְ֭דֵיהֶםyedeyhemhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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, […לָ֣מָּהlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.לִּ֑יlitoלִּ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹaleymvoaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…אָ֣בַדavaddestroyאָבַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.כָּֽלַחkalachfull ageכֶּלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “full age”, the ordinary formH3624maturityfull (old) age.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? men in whom ripe age is perished.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also — the power of their hands, why [is it] to me? On them hath old age perished.

World English Bible

Of what use is the strength of their hands to me, men in whom ripe age has perished?

Darby Translation

Yea, whereto [should] the strength of their hands [profit] me, [men] in whom vigour hath perished?

Douay-Rheims

The strength of whose hands was to me as nothing, and they were thought unworthy of life itself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? men in whom ripe age is perished.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea, why had I the strength of their hands? for them the full term of life was lost.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καί γε ἰσχὺς χειρῶν αὐτῶν ἱνατί μοι; ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἀπώλετο συντέλεια.