King James Version

Job 18:16

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

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מִ֭תַּחַתmitachatfrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsharashayvrootשֶׁרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.יִבָ֑שׁוּyivashvbe ashamedיָבֵשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be ashamed”, an unfinished actionH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַלumimaaland from aboveמַעַלconjunction, preposition, adverb — “and from above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.יִמַּ֥לyimalcircumciseנָמַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “circumcise”, an unfinished actionH5243to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised(branch to) be cut down (off), circumcise.קְצִירֽוֹqetsirvoharvestקָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “harvest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

Young’s Literal Translation

From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.

World English Bible

His roots will be dried up beneath. His branch will be cut off above.

Darby Translation

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off;

Douay-Rheims

Let his roots be dried up beneath, and his harvest destroyed above.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His roots shall be dried up from beneath, and his crop shall fall away from above.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑποκάτωθεν αἱ ῥίζαι αὐτοῦ ξηρανθήσονται, καὶ ἐπάνωθεν ἐπιπεσεῖται θερισμὸς αὐτοῦ.