King James Version

Job 8:16

He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

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רָטֹ֣בratovgreenרָטֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH7373moist (with sap)green.ה֭וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לִפְנֵיlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “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(-…שָׁ֑מֶשׁshameshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).וְעַ֥לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹganatvogardenגַּנָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “garden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1593a gardengarden.יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyonaqtvobranchיוֹנֶקֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “branch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3127a sprout(tender) branch, young twig.תֵצֵֽאtetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.

Young’s Literal Translation

Green he [is] before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.

World English Bible

He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.

Darby Translation

He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden;

Douay-Rheims

He seemeth to have moisture before the sun cometh, and at his rising his blossom shall shoot forth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑγρὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὑπὸ ἡλίου· καὶ ἐκ σαπρίας αὐτοῦ ὁ ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται.