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Job 38:11

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

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וָאֹמַ֗רvaomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.פֹּ֣הpohereפֹּהadverb — “here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.תָ֭בוֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְלֹ֣אveloand 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…תֹסִ֑יףtosifaddיָסַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “add”, an unfinished actionH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…וּפֹ֥אufoand hereפֹּהconjunction, adverb — “and here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.יָ֝שִׁ֗יתyashitapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.בִּגְא֥וֹןbigonin majestyגָּאוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in majesty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.גַּלֶּֽיךָgaleykhaheapגַּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “heap”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1530something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)billow, heap, spring, wave.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Young’s Literal Translation

And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'

World English Bible

and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?

Darby Translation

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Douay-Rheims

And I said: Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπα δὲ αὐτῇ, μέχρι τούτου ἐλεύσῃ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπερβήσῃ, ἀλλʼ ἐν σεαυτῇ συντριβήσεταί σου τὰ κύματα.