King James Version

Job 8:19

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

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הֶןhenifהֵןparticle, interjection — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.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.מְשׂ֣וֹשׂmesosmirthמָשׂוֹשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “mirth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)joy, mirth, rejoice.דַּרְכּ֑וֹdarkvoalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רumeafarand from dustעָפָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.אַחֵ֥רacherother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.יִצְמָֽחוּyitsmachvbearצָמַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bear”, an unfinished actionH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others spring.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, this [is] the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.'

World English Bible

Behold, this is the joy of his way. Out of the earth, others will spring.

Darby Translation

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the dust shall others grow.

Douay-Rheims

For this is the joy of his way, that others may spring again out of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others spring.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι καταστροφὴ ἀσεβοῦς τοιαύτη, ἐκ δὲ γῆς ἄλλον ἀναβλαστήσει.