King James Version

Job 7:18

And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

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וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּvatifqedenvand chargeפָּקַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and charge”, the next action in the storyH6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overs…לִבְקָרִ֑יםlivqarimto dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.לִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlirgaimto spaceרֶגַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to space”, the ordinary formH7281a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of timeinstant, moment, space, suddenly.תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּtivchanenvexamineבָּחַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “examine”, an unfinished actionH974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigateexamine, prove, tempt, try (trial).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And that Thou shouldest remember him every morning, and try him every moment?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?

Young’s Literal Translation

And inspectest him in the mornings, In the evenings dost try him?

World English Bible

that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?

Darby Translation

And that thou visitest him every morning, triest him every moment?

Douay-Rheims

Thou visitest him early in the morning, and thou provest him suddenly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And that Thou shouldest remember him every morning, and try him every moment?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ ποιήσῃ ἕως τὸ πρωΐ; καὶ εἰς ἀνάπαυσιν αὐτὸν κρινεῖς;