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Job 7:4

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…שָׁכַ֗בְתִּיshakhavtilieשָׁכַבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lie”, a completed actionH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.וְאָמַ֗רְתִּיveamartiand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מָתַ֣יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.אָ֭קוּםaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…וּמִדַּדumidadand be goneמִדַּדconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be gone”, a completed action in a sequenceH4059flightbe gone.עָ֑רֶבarevevenעֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיvesavatiand fillשָׂבַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and fill”, a completed action in a sequenceH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.נְדֻדִ֣יםnedudimtossing to and froנָדֻדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “tossing to and fro”, the ordinary formH5076properly, tossed; abstractly, a rolling (on the bed)tossing to and fro.עֲדֵיadeevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.נָֽשֶׁףnashefdarkנֶשֶׁףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH5399properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When I lie down, I say: 'When shall I arise?' But the night is long, and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

Young’s Literal Translation

If I lay down then I said, 'When do I rise!' And evening hath been measured, And I have been full of tossings till dawn.

World English Bible

When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.

Darby Translation

If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.

Douay-Rheims

If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall arise? and again I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When I lie down, I say: 'When shall I arise?' But the night is long, and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν κοιμηθῶ, λέγω, πότε ἡμέρα; ὡς δʼ ἂν ἀναστῶ, πάλιν, πότε ἑσπέρα; πλήρης δὲ γίνομαι ὀδυνῶν ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας ἕως πρωΐ.