King James Version

Job 3:21

Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

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הַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםhamchakimthe longחָכָהdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the long”, a verb used as a describing wordH2442properly, to adhere to; hence, to awaitlong, tarry, wait.לַמָּ֣וֶתlamavetto deadמָוֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּveeynenvand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvayachperuhvand search outחָפַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and search out”, the next action in the storyH2658properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to exploredig, paw, search out, seek.מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽיםmimatmonimfrom hidden richesמַטְמוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from hidden riches”, the ordinary formH4301a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally moneyhidden riches, (hid) treasure(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.

World English Bible

who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

Darby Translation

Who long for death, and it [cometh] not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

Douay-Rheims

That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οἳ ἱμείρονται τοῦ θανάτου, καὶ οὐ τυγχάνουσιν ἀνορύσσοντες ὥσπερ θησαυροὺς,