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Job 39:8

In Job 39 of Job.

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

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יְת֣וּרyeturrangeיָתוּרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “range”, an unfinished actionH3491properly, what is left, i.e. (by implication) a gleaningrange.הָרִ֣יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.מִרְעֵ֑הוּmirehvpastureמִרְעֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “pasture”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4829pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animalsfeeding place, pasture.וְאַחַ֖רveacharand afterאַחַרconjunction, preposition — “and after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יָר֣וֹקyaroqgreen thingיָרוֹקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “green thing”, the ordinary formH3387green, i.e. an herbgreen thing.יִדְרֽוֹשׁyidroshaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ask”, an unfinished actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.

Young’s Literal Translation

The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.

World English Bible

The range of the mountains is his pasture. He searches after every green thing.

Darby Translation

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

Douay-Rheims

He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He will survey the mountains as his pasture, and he seeks after every green thing.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

κατασκέψεται ὄρη νομὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὀπίσω παντὸς χλωροῦ ζητεῖ.

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