King James Version

Job 39:20

Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

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הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּhetarishenvthe make afraidרָעַשׁparticle, interrogative, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the make afraid”, an unfinished actionH7493to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.כָּאַרְבֶּ֑הkaarbehas locustאַרְבֶּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as locust”, the ordinary formH697a locust (from its rapid increase)grasshopper, locust.ה֖וֹדhodbeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.נַחְר֣וֹnachrvosnortingנַחַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “snorting”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5170a snortingnostrils, snorting.אֵימָֽהeymahidolאֵימָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH367fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting [is] terrible.

World English Bible

Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.

Darby Translation

Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.

Douay-Rheims

Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And hast thou clad him in perfect armour, and made his breast glorious with courage?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Περιέθηκας δὲ αὐτῷ πανοπλίαν; δόξαν δὲ στηθέων αὐτοῦ τόλμῃ.

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