Job 27:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Terrorsבַּלָּהֹ֑ות
(bal·la·ho·vt;)
1091: terror, dreadful event, calamity, destructionfrom balah
overtakeתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ
(tas·si·ge·hu)
5381: to reach, overtakea prim. root
him like a flood;כַ֭מַּיִם
(cham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
A tempestסוּפָֽה׃
(su·fah.)
5492a: a storm windfrom suph
steals him awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּ
(ge·na·vat·tu)
1589: to steala prim. root
in the night.לַ֝֗יְלָה
(lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Terrors
ballahah  (bal-law-haw')
alarm; hence, destruction -- terror, trouble.
take hold
nasag  (naw-sag')
to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon).
on him as waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
a tempest
cuwphah  (soo-faw')
a hurricane -- Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.
stealeth him away
ganab  (gaw-nab')
to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
in the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.

King James Bible
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night.

International Standard Version
Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.

NET Bible
Terrors overwhelm him like a flood; at night a whirlwind carries him off.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Terrors overtake him like a flood. A windstorm snatches him away at night.

King James 2000 Bible
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest steals him away in the night.
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