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Eliphaz: The Innocent Prosper

Job 4:15

In 11 translations

BSB
Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.Or a wind
KJV
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
WEB
Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
ASV
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
LSV
And a spirit passes before my face, || The hair of my flesh stands up;
YLT
And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
DBY
And a spirit passed before my face — the hair of my flesh stood up —
DRC
And when a spirit passed before me, the hair of my flesh stood up.
GNV
And the wind passed before me, and made the heares of my flesh to stande vp.
JPS
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
LXXE
And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְ֭רוּחַ עַל־פָּנַ֣י יַחֲלֹ֑ף תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּשָׂרִֽי׃
LXX-Br
καὶ πνεῦμα ἐπὶ πρόσωπόν μου ἐπῆλθεν, ἔφριξαν δέ μου τρίχες καὶ σάρκες.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 1:7Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
  • Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
  • Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
  • Luke 24:37–39But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit. “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a…
  • Isaiah 13:8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
  • Isaiah 21:3–4Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned…
  • Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Matthew 14:26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

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