Job 34:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. | They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand. | In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a moment | רֶ֤גַע׀ | RE-ga' | H7281 | momentרֶ֫גַע (re.ga) 1) a moment adv 2) for a moment, at one moment...at another moment with prep 3) in a moment |
| they die | יָמֻתוּ֮ | ya-mu-TU | H4191 | to dieמוּת (mut) 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely |
| and [the] middle of | וַחֲצ֪וֹת | va-cha-TZOT | H2676 | middleחָצוֹת (cha.tsot) middle, mid-, half, division |
| [the] night | לָ֥יְלָה | LA-ye-lah | H3915 | nightלַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) 1) night 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.) |
| they are shaken | יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ | ye-go-'a-SHU | H1607 | to shakeגָּעַשׁ (ga.ash) 1) to shake, quake 1a) (Qal) to shake 1b) (Pual) to be shaken up, convulsed 1c) (Hithpael) to shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro 1d) (Hithpoel) to reel to and fro |
| a people | עָ֣ם | 'am | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| so they may pass away | וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּ | ve-ya-'a-VO-ru | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
| and people may remove | וְיָסִ֥ירוּ | ve·ya·Si·ru | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| [the] mighty | אַ֝בִּ֗יר | 'a-BIR | H0047I | mighty: oxאַבִּיר (ab.bir) 1) mighty, valiant 1a) of men 1b) of angels 1c) of animals 1d) (metaph) 1d1) of enemies 1d2) of princes 1d3) of sacrificial objects 1e) obstinate (fig.) |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| by a hand | בְיָֽד׃ | ve-YAD | H3027G | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.