Job 8:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. | While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass. | Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| still it | עֹדֶ֣נּוּ | 'o-DE-nu | H5750 | stillעוֹד (od) subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides Aramaic equivalent: od (עוֹד "still" H5751) |
| [is] in greenness its | בְ֭אִבּוֹ | ve-'i-bo | H0003 | greeneryאֵב (ev) freshness, fresh green, green shoots, or greenery Aramaic equivalent: ev (אֵב "fruit" H0004) |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| it is plucked off | יִקָּטֵ֑ף | yi-ka-TEF | H6998 | to pluckקָטַף (qa.taph) 1) to pluck off or out, cut off 1a) (Qal) to pluck off 1b) (Niphal) to be plucked off |
| and to before | וְלִפְנֵ֖י | ve-lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| any | כָל־ | khol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| herbage | חָצִ֣יר | cha-TZIR | H2682A | grassחָצִיר (cha.tsir) 1a) grass 1b) of the quickly perishing (fig.) |
| it is dried up | יִיבָֽשׁ׃ | yi-VASH | H3001 | to witherיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.