Job 9:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. | They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. | They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have passed on | חָ֭לְפוּ | CHAL-fu | H2498 | to passחָלַף (cha.laph) 1) to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass on quickly 1a2) to pass away (vanish) 1a3) to come on anew, sprout again (of grass) 1a4) to pass through 1a5) to overstep, transgress 1b) (Piel) to cause to pass, change 1c) (Hiph) 1c1) to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew 1c2) to show newness (of tree) Aramaic equivalent: cha.laph (חֲלַף "to pass" H2499) |
| with | עִם־ | 'im- | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| ships of | אֳנִיּ֣וֹת | 'o-ni-YOT | H0591 | fleetאֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) 1) ship 1a) men of ships, seamen |
| reed | אֵבֶ֑ה | 'e-VEH | H0016 | papyrusאֵ֫בֶה (e.veh) reed, papyrus |
| like an eagle | כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר | ke-NE-sher | H5404 | eagleנְשַׁר (ne.shar) eagle, vulture, griffon-vulture Aramaic of ne.sher (נֶשֶׁר "eagle" H5404) |
| [which] it rushes | יָט֥וּשׂ | ya-TUS | H2907 | to dartטוּשׂ (tu.s) (Qal) to dart, flutter, rush |
| on | עֲלֵי־ | 'a-lei- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| food | אֹֽכֶל׃ | 'O-khel | H0400 | foodאֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) 1) food 1a) cereal 1b) meat 2) food supply 3) meal, dinner |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.