King James Version

Job 36:28

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

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אֲשֶֽׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…יִזְּל֥וּyizlvdistilנָזַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “distil”, an unfinished actionH5140to drip, or shed by tricklingdistil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.שְׁחָקִ֑יםshechaqimsmall dustשַׁחַקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “small dust”, the ordinary formH7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmamentcloud, small dust, heaven, sky.יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּyirafvdistilרָעַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “distil”, an unfinished actionH7491to dripdistil, drop (down).עֲלֵ֤יaleaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…אָדָ֬םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.רָֽבravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

Young’s Literal Translation

Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

World English Bible

which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.

Darby Translation

Which the skies pour down [and] drop upon man abundantly.

Douay-Rheims

Which flow from the clouds that cover all above.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The ancient heavens shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: a he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. b Yet by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, neither is thy mind disturbed in thy body.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ῥυήσονται παλαιώματα, ἐσκίασε δὲ νέφη ἐπὶ ἀμυθήτῳ βροτῷ· a ὥραν ἔθετο κτήνεσιν, οἴδασι δὲ κοίτης τάξιν· b ἐπὶ τούτοις πᾶσιν οὐκ ἐξίσταταί σου ἡ διάνοια, οὐδὲ διαλλάσσεταί σου ἡ καρδία ἀπὸ σώματος.