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Job 4:19

How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

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אַ֤ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.שֹׁכְנֵ֬יshokheneabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, participle, construct — “abide”, a verb used as a describing wordH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).בָֽתֵּיvatefamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…חֹ֗מֶרchomerclayחֹמֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, 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.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בֶּעָפָ֥רbeafarin dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.יְסוֹדָ֑םyesodamfoundationיְסוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3247a foundation (literally or figuratively)bottom, foundation, repairingיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםyedakumbruiseדָּכָאverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bruise”, an unfinished actionH1792to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.לִפְנֵיlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…עָֽשׁashmoth. See also H5906עָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “moth. See also H5906”, the ordinary formH6211a mothmoth. See also H5906 (עַיִשׁ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

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American Standard Version (1901)

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

Young’s Literal Translation

Also — the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)

World English Bible

How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

Darby Translation

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!

Douay-Rheims

How much more shall they that dwell in houses of clay, who have an earthly foundation, be consumed as with the moth?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But as for them that dwell in houses of clay, of whom we also are formed of the same clay, he smites them like a moth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοὺς δὲ κατοικοῦντας οἰκίας πηλίνας, ἐξ ὧν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ πηλοῦ ἐσμεν, ἔπαισεν αὐτοὺς σητὸς τρόπον,