King James Version

Job 9:17

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

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אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbisarahin stormשְׂעָרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in storm”, the ordinary formH8183a hurricanestorm, tempest.יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיyeshufenibreakשׁוּףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH7779properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelmbreak, bruise, cover.וְהִרְבָּ֖הvehirbahand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and increase”, a completed action in a sequenceH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…פְצָעַ֣יfetsaaywoundפֶּצַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “wound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6482a woundwound(-ing).חִנָּֽםchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Young’s Literal Translation

Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.

World English Bible

For he breaks me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause.

Darby Translation

He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Douay-Rheims

For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let him not crush me with a dark storm: but he has made my bruises many without cause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ γνόφῳ με ἐκτρίψῃ· πολλὰ δέ μου τὰ συντρίμματα πεποίηκε διακενῆς.