Job 26
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וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר
and to answer · Job · and to say
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מֶה עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא כֹ֑חַ ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ זְר֣וֹעַ לֹא עֹֽז
what · to help · to/for not · strength · to save · arm of · not · strength
Septuagint runs longer here
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מַה יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ
what · to counsel · to/for not · wisdom · and wisdom · to/for multitude · to know
Septuagint runs longer here
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אֶת מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ
with · who · to make known · words · and spirit of · who · to go out · from you
Septuagint runs longer here
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הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם
the ghosts · to writhe · from under · water(s) · and dwelling them
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עָר֣וֹם שְׁא֣וֹל נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן
naked · Sheol · before him · and nothing · covering · to/for the Abaddon
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נֹטֶ֣ה צָפ֣וֹן עַל תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל בְּלִי מָֽה
stretching out · north · upon · chaos · hanging · land · upon · nothingness · nothingness
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צֹרֵֽר מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם
binding · water(s) · in/at clouds his · and not · to split · cloud · under them
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מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ
grasping · face(s) of · throne · spreading · upon him · cloud his
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חֹֽק חָ֭ג עַל פְּנֵי מָ֑יִם עַד תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם חֹֽשֶׁךְ
statute · to encircle · upon · face(s) of · water(s) · until · end of · light · with · darkness
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עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ
pillars of · heaven(s) · to shake · and to be astounded · from rebuke his
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בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם ובתובנתו וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב
in/at strength his · to stir up · the sea · and in/at understanding his · and in/at understanding his · to shatter · pride
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בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ
in/at spirit his · heaven(s) · fairness · to profane · hand his · serpent · fugitive
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הֶן אֵ֤לֶּה קְצ֬וֹת דרכו דְּרָכָ֗יו וּמַה שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם גבורתו גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן
behold · these · ends of · ways his · ways his · and what · whisper of · word · to hear · in/at him · and thunder of · strength his · mighty deeds his · who · to understand
About this chapter
- 14 Verses
- 103 Hebrew words
- 81 Distinct lemmas
3 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 26:2, 26:3, 26:4. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Job 26 contains 14 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Job, or return to the book of Job for the full chapter list.