King James Version

Job 7:2

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

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כְּעֶ֥בֶדkeevedas servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.יִשְׁאַףyishafdesireשָׁאַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, an unfinished actionH7602to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hastendesire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.צֵ֑לtselshadeצֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shade”, the ordinary formH6738shade, whether literal or figurativedefence, shade(-ow).וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירukhesakhirand as hiredשָׂכִירconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as hired”, the ordinary formH7916a man at wages by the day or yearhired (man, servant), hireling.יְקַוֶּ֥הyeqavehgatherקָוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gather”, an unfinished actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).פָעֳלֽוֹfaolvoactפֹּעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “act”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6467an act or work (concretely)act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages;

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American Standard Version (1901)

As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

Young’s Literal Translation

As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,

World English Bible

As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,

Darby Translation

As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,

Douay-Rheims

As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ὥσπερ θεράπων δεδοικὼς τὸν Κύριον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τετευχὼς σκιᾶς; ἢ ὥσπερ μισθωτὸς ἀναμένων τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ;