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Job 34:20

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

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רֶ֤גַעregaspaceרֶגַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “space”, the ordinary formH7281a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of timeinstant, moment, space, suddenly.יָמֻתוּ֮yamutvdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…וַחֲצ֪וֹתvachatsotand midחָצוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and mid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2676the middle (of the night)mid(-night).לָ֥יְלָהlayelahnightלַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּyegoashvmoveגָּעַשׁverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “move”, an unfinished actionH1607to agitate violentlymove, shake, toss, trouble.עָ֣םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּveyaavorvand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…וְיָסִ֥ירוּveyasirvand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and turn”, an unfinished actionH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…אַ֝בִּ֗ירabirmightyאַבִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH47{mighty (spoken of God)}angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.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…בְיָֽדveyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in hand”, the ordinary formH3027a 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, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

[In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

World English Bible

In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

Darby Translation

In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

Douay-Rheims

They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κενὰ δὲ αὐτοῖς ἀποβήσεται, τὸ κεκραγέναι καὶ δεῖσθαι ἀνδρός· ἐχρήσαντο γὰρ παρανόμως, ἐκκλινομένων ἀδυνάτων.