King James Version

Job 41:9

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:1.

הֵןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹtochaltvohopeתּוֹחֶלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hope”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8431expectationhope.נִכְזָ֑בָהnikhzavahlieכָּזַבverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “lie”, a completed actionH3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figurativelyfail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.הֲגַ֖םhagamalsoגַּםparticle, interrogative, adverb — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מַרְאָ֣יוmarayvvisionמַרְאֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “vision”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.יֻטָֽלyutalcastטוּלverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH2904to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outcarry away, (utterly) cast (down, forth, out), send out.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-1) Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, the hope of him is found a liar, Also at his appearance is not one cast down?

World English Bible

Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Darby Translation

Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?

Douay-Rheims

His sneezing is like the shining of fire, and his eyes like the eyelids of the morning.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-1) Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hast thou not seen him? and hast thou not wondered at the things said of him ?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐχ ἐώρακας αὐτόν; οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις τεθαύμακας;