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Job 37:4

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

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אַחֲרָ֤יוacharayvafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…יִשְׁאַגyishagroarשָׁאַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “roar”, an unfinished actionH7580to rumble or moan[idiom] mightily, roar.ק֗וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.יַ֭רְעֵםyaremthunderרָעַםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “thunder”, an unfinished actionH7481to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble.בְּק֣וֹלbeqolin soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.גְּאוֹנ֑וֹgeonvomajestyגָּאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “majesty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םyeaqvemtake by the heelעָקַבverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “take by the heel”, an unfinished actionH6117to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (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…יִשָּׁמַ֥עyishamahearשָׁמַעverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…קוֹלֽוֹqolvosoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.

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American Standard Version (1901)

After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard.

Young’s Literal Translation

After it roar doth a voice — He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.

World English Bible

After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.

Darby Translation

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.

Douay-Rheims

After it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

After him shall be a cry with a loud voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ βοήσεται φωνῇ, βροντήσει ἐν φωνῇ ὕβρεως αὐτοὺ· καὶ οὐκ ἀνταλλάξει αὐτούς, ὅτι ἀκούσει φωνὴν αὐτοῦ.