In Job 6 of Job .
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
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וְיֹאֵ֣ל veyoel and assay וְיֹאֵ֣ל veyoel and assay יָאַל conjunction, verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and assay”, a wish or indirect command H2974 properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, [idiom] willingly, would. אֱ֭לוֹהַּ eloha God אֱ֭לוֹהַּ eloha God אֱלוֹהַּ noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary form H433 a deity or the Deity God, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים). וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי vidakeni and bruise וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי vidakeni and bruise דָּכָא conjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and bruise”, an unfinished action H1792 to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively) beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite. יַתֵּ֥ר yater drive asunder יַתֵּ֥ר yater drive asunder נָתַר verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “drive asunder”, a wish or indirect command H5425 to jump, i.e. be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie drive asunder, leap, (let) loose, [idiom] make, move, undo. יָ֝ד֗וֹ yadvo hand יָ֝ד֗וֹ yadvo hand יָד noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next word H3027 a 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, [… וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי ׃ vivatseni and finish וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי vivatseni and finish בָּצַע conjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and finish”, an unfinished action H1214 figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Even that it would please God to crush me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!
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American Standard Version (1901) Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Young’s Literal Translation That God would please — and bruise me, Loose His hand and cut me off!
World English Bible even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Darby Translation And that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
Douay-Rheims And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Even that it would please God to crush me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἀρξάμενος ὁ Κύριος τρωσάτω με, εἰς τέλος δὲ μή με ἀνελέτω.
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