King James Version

Job 9:31

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

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אָ֭זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.בַּשַּׁ֣חַתbashachatin destructionשַׁחַתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in destruction”, the ordinary formH7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destructioncorruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtitbelenidipטָבַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “dip”, an unfinished actionH2881to dip, to immersedip, plunge.וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיvetiavuniand abhorתַּעָבconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and abhor”, a completed action in a sequenceH8581to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest(make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.שַׂלְמוֹתָֽיsalmotayclothesשַׂלְמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “clothes”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8008a dressclothes, garment, raiment.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.

World English Bible

yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.

Darby Translation

Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.

Douay-Rheims

Yet thou shalt plunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἱκανῶς ἐν ῥύπῳ με ἔβαψας, ἐβδελύξατο δέ με ἡ στολή.