King James Version

Job 4:14

Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

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פַּ֣חַדpachaddreadפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dread”, the ordinary formH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.קְ֭רָאַנִיqeraanibefallקָרָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “befall”, a completed actionH7122to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile mannerbefall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.וּרְעָדָ֑הureadahand tremblingרַעַדconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and trembling”, the ordinary formH7461a shuddertrembling.וְרֹ֖בverovand abundanceרֹבconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).עַצְמוֹתַ֣יatsmotaybodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.הִפְחִֽידhifchidbe afraidפָּחַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be afraid”, a completed actionH6342to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in generalbe afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Fear came upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.

World English Bible

fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.

Darby Translation

Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;

Douay-Rheims

Fear seized upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were affrighted:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Fear came upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

φρίκη μοι συνήντησεν καὶ τρόμος, καὶ μεγάλως μου τὰ ὀστᾶ διέσεισε,