King James Version

Job 5:20

In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

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בְּ֭רָעָבberaavin hungerרָעָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in hunger”, the ordinary formH7458hunger (more or less extensive)dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.פָּֽדְךָ֣padekharansomפָּדָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ransom”, a completed actionH6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve[idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely.מִמָּ֑וֶתmimavetfrom deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הuvemilchamahand in battleמִלְחָמָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).מִ֣ידֵיmidefrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […חָֽרֶבcharevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.

Young’s Literal Translation

In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.

World English Bible

In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.

Darby Translation

In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Douay-Rheims

In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle, from the hand of the sword.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in war he shall free thee from the power of the sword.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν λιμῷ ῥύσεταί σε ἐκ θανάτου, ἐν πολέμῳ δὲ ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου λύσει σε.