King James Version

Job 8:7

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

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וְהָיָ֣הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣reshitekhafirstרֵאשִׁיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “first”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.מִצְעָ֑רmitsarlittle oneמִצְעָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little one”, the ordinary formH4705petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)little one (while), small.וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗veacharitekhaand endאַחֲרִיתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and end”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.יִשְׂגֶּ֥הyisgehgrowשָׂגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “grow”, an unfinished actionH7685to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively)grow (up), increase.מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And though thy beginning was small, yet thy end should greatly increase.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.

World English Bible

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.

Darby Translation

And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.

Douay-Rheims

Insomuch, that if thy former things were small, thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And though thy beginning was small, yet thy end should greatly increase.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔσται οὖν τὰ μὲν πρῶτά σου ὀλίγα, τὰ δὲ ἔσχατά σου ἀμύθητα.