King James Version

Job 31:8

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

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אֶ֭זְרְעָהezreahbearזָרַעverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “bear”, a determination or requestH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.וְאַחֵ֣רveacherand other manאַחֵרconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.יֹאכֵ֑לyokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥יvetseetsaayand that which cometh forthצֶאֱצָאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and that which cometh forth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6631issue, i.e. produce, childrenthat which cometh forth (out), offspring.יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּyeshorashvrootשָׁרַשׁverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “root”, an unfinished actionH8327to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it(take, cause to take) root (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let me sow — and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.

World English Bible

then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

Darby Translation

Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out.

Douay-Rheims

Then let me sow and let another eat: and let my offspring be rooted out.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then let me sow, and let others eat; and let me be uprooted on the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

σπείραιμι ἄρα καὶ ἄλλοι φάγοισαν, ἄῤῥιζος δὲ γενοίμην ἐπὶ γῆς.