King James Version

Job 6:15

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

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אַ֭חַיachaybrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.בָּגְד֣וּbagedvdeal deceitfullyבָּגַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “deal deceitfully”, a completed actionH898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillagedeal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), [idiom] very.כְמוֹkhemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.נָ֑חַלnachalbrookנַחַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.כַּאֲפִ֖יקkaafiqas strong pieceאָפִיקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as strong piece”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH650properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a herobrook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece.נְחָלִ֣יםnechalimbrookנַחַלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.יַעֲבֹֽרוּyaavorvalienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that overflow,

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American Standard Version (1901)

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;

Young’s Literal Translation

My brethren have deceived as a brook, As a stream of brooks they pass away.

World English Bible

My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away;

Darby Translation

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,

Douay-Rheims

My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that overflow,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My nearest relations have not regarded me; they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ προσεῖδόν με οἱ ἐγγύτατοί μου, ὥσπερ χειμάῤῥους ἐκλείπων, ἢ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρῆλθόν με