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Job 29:19

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

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שָׁרְשִׁ֣יshareshirootשֶׁרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.פָת֣וּחַfatuchaopenפָּתַחverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “open”, a verb used as a describing wordH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.אֱלֵיeleamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וְ֝טַ֗לvetaland dewטַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.יָלִ֥יןyalinbe leftלוּןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).בִּקְצִירִֽיbiqtsiriin harvestקָצִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in 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)

My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:

Young’s Literal Translation

My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.

World English Bible

My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

Darby Translation

My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;

Douay-Rheims

My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ ῥίζα διήνοικται ἐπὶ ὕδατος, καὶ δρόσος αὐλισθήσεται ἐν τῷ θερισμῷ μου.