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Job 21:8

In Job 21 of Job.

Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

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זַרְעָ֤םzaramseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.נָכ֣וֹןnakhonbe fittedכּוּןverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “be fitted”, a verb used as a describing wordH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlifneyhemto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…עִמָּ֑םimamwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םvetseetsaeyhemand that which cometh forthצֶאֱצָאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and that which cometh forth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6631issue, i.e. produce, childrenthat which cometh forth (out), offspring.לְעֵינֵיהֶֽםleeyneyhemto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their seed is established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

World English Bible

Their child is established with them in their sight, their offspring before their eyes.

Darby Translation

Their seed is established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes.

Douay-Rheims

Their seed continueth before them, a multitude of kinsmen, and of children’s children in their sight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Their seed is according to their desire, and their children are in their sight.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ σπόρος αὐτῶν κατὰ ψυχὴν, τὰ δὲ τέκνα αὐτῶν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς.

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