King James Version

Job 9:7

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

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הָאֹמֵ֣רhaomerthe sayאָמַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to 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…לַ֭חֶרֶסlacheresto itchחֶרֶסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to itch”, the ordinary formH2775the itch; the sunitch, sun.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִזְרָ֑חyizrachas soon as it is upזָרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as soon as it is up”, an unfinished actionH2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.וּבְעַ֖דuveadand at byבְּעַדconjunction, preposition — “and at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.כּוֹכָבִ֣יםkokhavimstarכּוֹכָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “star”, the ordinary formH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).יַחְתֹּֽםyachtomsealחָתַםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “seal”, an unfinished actionH2856to close up; especially to sealmake an end, mark, seal (up), stop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

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American Standard Version (1901)

That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.

World English Bible

He commands the sun and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.

Darby Translation

Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;

Douay-Rheims

Who commandeth tile sun and it riseth not: and shutteth up the stars as it were under a seal:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and he seals up the stars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ λέγων τῷ ἡλίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνατέλλει, κατὰ δὲ ἄστρων κατασφραγίζει·