King James Version

Job 42:5

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

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לְשֵֽׁמַעleshemato bruitשֵׁמַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to bruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8088something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audiencebruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.אֹ֥זֶןozenearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “ear”, the ordinary formH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.שְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָshematikhahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…וְ֝עַתָּ֗הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.עֵינִ֥יeynieye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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…רָאָֽתְךָraatekhaseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I had heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth Thee;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:

Young’s Literal Translation

By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

World English Bible

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.

Darby Translation

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee:

Douay-Rheims

With the hearing of the ear, I have heard thee, but now my eye seeth thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I had heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth Thee;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; but now mine eye has seen thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀκοὴν μὲν ὠτὸς ἤκουόν σου τὸ πρότερον, νυνὶ δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου ἑώρακέ σε.