Job 14:20

“You prevail over him forever, and he goes; changing his face, you send him away.”

Job 14:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 14:20, word by word

You prevail over himתִּתְקְפֵtitkfe

overpower, prevail

To prevail over someone, to overpower him.

Where else “titkfe” appears
foreverנֶצַחnetsach

forever

Forever, without end; with not, never again.

Where else “netsach” appears
and he goesיַּהֲלֹךְyahaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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changingמְשַׁנֶּהmeshane

change

To make something different from what it was.

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his faceפָנָיfanay

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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you send him awayתְּשַׁלְּחֵteshalche

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

Where else “teshalche” appears

The context

19water wears away stones; its floods sweep away the dust of the earth; and the hope of a mortal you make perish.

20 · This verse (above)

21His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; or they are brought low, and he does not perceive it.

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