Job 27:20

Hebrew
ESV
Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
NIV
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.
NLT
Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
LXX
συνήντησαν αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ὥσπερ ὕδωρ αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀδύναι νυκτὶ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὑφείλατο αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
γνόφος
KJV
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Job 27:19 ← Job 27:20 → Job 27:21

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