King James Version

Job 6:27

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יָת֥וֹםyatomfatherlessיָתוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.תַּפִּ֑ילוּtapilvfallנָפַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וְ֝תִכְר֗וּvetikhrvand digכָּרָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and dig”, an unfinished actionH3738properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or opendig, [idiom] make (a banquet), open.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֵֽיעֲכֶֽםreyakhembrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

Young’s Literal Translation

Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.

World English Bible

Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.

Darby Translation

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and dig [a pit] for your friend.

Douay-Rheims

You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν ὅτι ἐπʼ ὀρφανῷ ἐπιπίπτετε, ἐνάλλεσθε δὲ ἐπὶ φίλῳ ὑμῶν.