In Job 6 of Job .
Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
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הַאִ֬ם haim oh that הַאִ֬ם haim oh that אִם particle, interrogative, conjunction — “oh that” H518 used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t… אֵ֣ין eyn else אֵ֣ין eyn else אַיִן particle, negative — “else” H369 a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן). עֶזְרָתִ֣י ezrati help עֶזְרָתִ֣י ezrati help עֶזְרָה noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “help”, the of-form, joined to the next word H5833 aid help(-ed, -er). בִ֑י vi in בִ֑י vi in בִ֑י preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in” in וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה vetushiyah and enterprise וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה vetushiyah and enterprise תּוּשִׁיָּה conjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and enterprise”, the ordinary form H8454 support or (by implication) ability, i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understanding enterprise, that which (thing as it) is, substance, (sound) wisdom, working. נִדְּחָ֥ה nidchah banish נִדְּחָ֥ה nidchah banish נָדַח verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “banish”, a completed action H5080 to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.) banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw. מִמֶּֽנִּי ׃ mimeni from מִמֶּֽנִּי mimeni from מִן preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from” H4480 properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Is it that I have no help in me, and that sound wisdom is driven quite from me?
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American Standard Version (1901) Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?
Young’s Literal Translation Is not my help with me, And substance driven from me?
World English Bible Isn’t it that I have no help in me, that wisdom is driven away from me?
Darby Translation Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?
Douay-Rheims Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Is it that I have no help in me, and that sound wisdom is driven quite from me?
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Or have I not trusted in him? but help is far from me.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἢ οὐκ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἐπεποίθειν; βοήθεια δὲ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἄπεστιν.
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