In Job 31 of Job .
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
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אִם ־ im oh that אִם im oh that אִם conjunction — “oh that” H518 used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t… אֶ֭שְׂמַח esmach be glad אֶ֭שְׂמַח esmach be glad שָׂמַח verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be glad”, an unfinished action H8055 probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very. בְּפִ֣יד befid in destruction בְּפִ֣יד befid in destruction פִּיד preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next word H6365 (figuratively) misfortune destruction, ruin. מְשַׂנְאִ֑י mesani hate מְשַׂנְאִ֑י mesani hate שָׂנֵא verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hate”, a verb used as a describing word H8130 to hate (personally) enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly. וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי vehitorarti and wake וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי vehitorarti and wake עוּר conjunction, verb, hithpolel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and wake”, a completed action in a sequence H5782 to wake (literally or figuratively) (a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self). כִּֽי ־ ki assured כִּֽי ki assured כִּי conjunction — “assured” H3588 (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til… מְצָ֥אוֹ metsavo come מְצָ֥אוֹ metsavo come מָצָא verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, a completed action H4672 properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)… רָֽע ׃ ra bad רָֽע ra bad רַע adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary form H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery… Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or exulted when evil found him —
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American Standard Version (1901) If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him
Young’s Literal Translation If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
World English Bible “If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
Darby Translation If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;
Douay-Rheims If I have been glad at the downfall of him that hated me, and have rejoiced that evil had found him.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or exulted when evil found him —
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English And if too I was glad at the fall of mine enemies, and mine heart said, Aha!
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐπιχαρὴς ἐγενόμην πτώματι ἐχθρῶν μου, καὶ εἶπεν ἡ καρδία μου, εὖγε.
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