King James Version

Job 40:9

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…זְר֖וֹעַzeroaarmזְרוֹעַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “arm”, the ordinary formH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.כָּאֵ֥לkaelas idolאֵלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toוּ֝בְק֗וֹלuveqoland in soundקוֹלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.כָּמֹ֥הוּkamohvthusכְּמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.תַרְעֵֽםtaremthunderרָעַםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thunder”, an unfinished actionH7481to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Young’s Literal Translation

And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

World English Bible

Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Darby Translation

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Douay-Rheims

Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hast thou an arm like the Lord's? or dost thou thunder with a voice like his?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ βραχίων σοί ἐστι κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, ἢ φωνῇ κατʼ αὐτοῦ βροντᾷς;