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Job 14:8

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יַזְקִ֣יןyazqinbe oldזָקֵןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be old”, an unfinished actionH2204to be oldaged man, be (wax) old (man).בָּאָ֣רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹshareshvorootשֶׁרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רuveafarand in dustעָפָרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.יָמ֥וּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…גִּזְעֽוֹgizvostemגֶּזַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stem”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1503the trunk or stump of atree (as felled or as planted)stem, stock.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

Young’s Literal Translation

If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

World English Bible

Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

Darby Translation

Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,

Douay-Rheims

If its root be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν γὰρ γηράσῃ ἐν γῇ ἡ ῥίζα αὐτοῦ, ἐν δὲ πέτρᾳ τελευτήσῃ,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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