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Job 37:12

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

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וְה֤וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מְסִבּ֨וֹתmesibotthat compass aboutמֵסַבnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “that compass about”, the ordinary formH4524a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) aroundthat compass about, (place) round about, at table.מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְmithapekhechangeהָפַךְverb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “change”, a verb used as a describing wordH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).בתחבולתוvtchvvltvin good adviceתַּחְבֻּלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in good advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8458(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plangood advice, (wise) counsels.בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbetachbulotayvin good adviceתַּחְבֻּלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in good advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8458(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plangood advice, (wise) counsels.לְפָעֳלָ֑םlefaolamto actפֹּעַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to act”, the to-form of the verbH6467an act or work (concretely)act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.כֹּ֖לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…יְצַוֵּ֓םyetsavemappointצָוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “appoint”, an unfinished actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…פְּנֵ֖יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…תֵבֵ֣לtevelhabitable partתֵּבֵלnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “habitable part”, the ordinary formH8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestinehabitable part, world.אָֽרְצָהaretsahearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute, directional ending — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,

Young’s Literal Translation

And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

World English Bible

It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

Darby Translation

And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

Douay-Rheims

Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he will carry round the encircling clouds by his governance, to perform their works: whatsoever he shall command them,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ αὐτὸς κυκλώματα διαστρέψει, ἐν θεεβουλαθὼθ, εἰς ἔργα αὐτῶν· πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐντείληται αὐτοῖς, ταῦτα συντέτακται παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,