King James Version

Job 41:18

By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:10.

עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיוatishotayvsneezingעֲטִישָׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sneezing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5846sneezingsneezing.תָּ֣הֶלtahelboastהָלַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.א֑וֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.וְ֝עֵינָ֗יוveeynayvand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…כְּעַפְעַפֵּיkeafapeas dawningעַפְעַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct — “as dawning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6079an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning raydawning, eye-lid.שָֽׁחַרshacharearlyשַׁחַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “early”, the ordinary formH7837dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-10) His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Young’s Literal Translation

His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes [are] as the eyelids of the dawn.

World English Bible

His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Darby Translation

His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Douay-Rheims

For he shall esteem iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-10) His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

At his sneezing a light shines, and his eyes are as the appearance of the morning star.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν πταρμῷ αὐτοῦ ἐπιφαύσκεται φέγγος, οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ εἶδος Ἑωσφόρου.