King James Version

Job 38:14

It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

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תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְtithapekhechangeהָפַךְverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “change”, an unfinished actionH2015to 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).כְּחֹ֣מֶרkechomeras clayחֹמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as clay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.חוֹתָ֑םchotamsealחוֹתָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “seal”, the ordinary formH2368a signature-ringseal, signet.וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּveyityatsvvand present selvesיָצַבconjunction, verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and present selves”, an unfinished actionH3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continuepresent selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).כְּמ֣וֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.לְבֽוּשׁlevushgarmentלְבוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “garment”, the ordinary formH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.

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American Standard Version (1901)

It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things stand forth as a garment:

Young’s Literal Translation

It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.

World English Bible

It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.

Darby Translation

It is changed like the signet-clay; and [all things] stand forth as in a garment:

Douay-Rheims

The seal shall be restored as clay, and shall stand as a garment:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Or didst thou take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ σὺ λαβὼν γῆν πηλὸν, ἔπλασας ζῶον, καὶ λαλητὸν αὐτὸν ἔθου ἐπὶ γῆς;