King James Version

Job 8:12

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

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עֹדֶ֣נּוּodenvagainעוֹדadverb, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).בְ֭אִבּוֹveibvoin greennessאֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in greenness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3a green plantgreenness, fruit.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִקָּטֵ֑ףyiqatefcrop offקָטַףverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “crop off”, an unfinished actionH6998to strip offcrop off, cut down (up), pluck.וְלִפְנֵ֖יvelifneand to a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and 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(-…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, 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).חָצִ֣ירchatsirgrassחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.יִיבָֽשׁyivashbe ashamedיָבֵשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be ashamed”, an unfinished actionH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

Young’s Literal Translation

While it [is] in its budding — uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.

World English Bible

While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.

Darby Translation

Whilst it is yet in its greenness [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] grass.

Douay-Rheims

When it is yet in flower, and is not plucked up with the hand, it withereth before all herbs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When it is yet on the root, and though it has not been cut down, does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔτι ὂν ἐπὶ ῥίζης, καὶ οὐ μὴ θερισθῇ, πρὸ τοῦ πιεῖν πᾶσα βοτάνη οὐχὶ ξηραίνεται;