Job 14:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; | If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, | Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| though | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| it will grow old | יַזְקִ֣ין | yaz-KIN | H2204 | be oldזָקֵן (za.qen) 1) to be old, become old 1a) (Qal) to be old, become old 1b) (Hiphil) to grow old, show age |
| in the ground | בָּאָ֣רֶץ | ba-'A-retz | H0776H | earth: soilאֲרַע (a.ra) : soil earth, world, ground Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H) |
| root its | שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ | sha-re-SHO | H8328 | rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) 1) root 1a) root (literal) 1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig) 1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig) Aramaic equivalent: sho.resh (שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ "root" H8330) |
| and in the dust | וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר | u-ve-'a-FAR | H6083 | dustעָפָר (a.phar) 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore |
| it will die | יָמ֥וּת | ya-MUT | H4191 | to dieמוּת (mut) 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely |
| stump its | גִּזְעֽוֹ׃ | giz-'O | H1503 | stockגֶּ֫זַע (ge.za) stem, trunk, stock (of trees) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.