King James Version

Job 41:32

He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:24.

אַ֭חֲרָיוacharayvafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…יָאִ֣ירyairgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, an unfinished actionH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.נָתִ֑יבnativpathנָתִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “path”, the ordinary formH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.יַחְשֹׁ֖בyachshovregardחָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “regard”, an unfinished actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.תְּה֣וֹםtehomdeepתְּהוֹםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.לְשֵׂיבָֽהleseyvahto old ageשֵׂיבָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to old age”, the ordinary formH7872old age(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-24) He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.

Young’s Literal Translation

After him he causeth a path to shine, One thinketh the deep to be hoary.

World English Bible

He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.

Darby Translation

He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-24) He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the lowest part of the deep as a captive: he reckons the deep as his range.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τὸν δὲ τάρταρον τῆς ἀβύσσου ὥσπερ αἰχμάλωτον· ἐλογίσατο ἄβυσσον εἰς περίπατον.