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Job 5:19

He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

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בְּשֵׁ֣שׁbesheshin sixשֵׁשׁpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “in six”, the ordinary formH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.צָ֭רוֹתtsarottroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּyatsilekadefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “defend”, an unfinished actionH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).וּבְשֶׁ֓בַעuveshevaand in sevenשֶׁבַעconjunction, preposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִגַּ֖עyigareachנָגַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reach”, an unfinished actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.בְּךָ֣bekhainבְּךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inרָֽעrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He will deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.

World English Bible

He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.

Darby Translation

He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Douay-Rheims

In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He will deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Six times he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἑξάκις ἐξ ἀναγκῶν σε ἐξελεῖται, ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ οὐ μὴ ἅψηταί σου κακόν.