Job 14:8

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.8", "source": "אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yazqîn* *bāʾāreṣ* *šāršô* *ûbeʿāpār* *yāmût* *gizʿô*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yazqîn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it grows old/becomes old", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth/ground", "*šāršô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its root", "*ûbeʿāpār*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - and in the dust", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dies", "*gizʿô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its stump" }, "variants": { "*yazqîn*": "grows old/becomes aged/becomes old", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*šōreš*": "root/rootstock", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/dirt", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*gizʿô*": "its stump/its trunk/its stock" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

ʾim-yazqîn bāʾāreṣ šāršô ûbeʿāpār yāmût gizʿô

Grammar Details

• *ʾim*: conditional particle - if
• *yazqîn*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it grows old/becomes old
• *bāʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth/ground
• *šāršô*: noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its root
• *ûbeʿāpār*: conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - and in the dust
• *yāmût*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dies
• *gizʿô*: noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its stump

Word Meanings

• *yazqîn*: grows old/becomes aged/becomes old
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/ground/land
• *šōreš*: root/rootstock
• *ʿāpār*: dust/soil/dirt
• *yāmût*: dies/perishes
• *gizʿô*: its stump/its trunk/its stock

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Even if its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Though the root{H8328} thereof wax old{H2204} in the earth,{H776} And the stock{H1503} thereof die{H4191} in the ground;{H6083}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Though the root{H8328} thereof wax old{H2204}{(H8686)} in the earth{H776}, and the stock{H1503} thereof die{H4191}{(H8799)} in the ground{H6083};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For though a rote be waxen olde and deed in the grounde, yet whe the stocke

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, & the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Though the roote of it be waxen olde, and the stocke thereof be dead in the grounde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though the root of it grows old in the earth, And the stock of it dies in the ground;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 26:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.19", "source": "יִֽחְי֣וּ מֵתֶ֔יךָ נְבֵלָתִ֖י יְקוּמ֑וּן הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר כִּ֣י טַ֤ל אוֹרֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃", "text": "*Yiḥyû* *mēteḵā*, *nēbēlātî* *yeqûmûn*; *hāqîṣû* and *rannēnû* *šōḵnê* *ʿāpār*, because *ṭal* *ʾôrōt* *ṭalleḵā*, and *ʾāreṣ* *repāʾîm* *tappîl*.", "grammar": { "*Yiḥyû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will live'", "*mēteḵā*": "masculine plural adjective with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dead'", "*nēbēlātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my corpse'", "*yeqûmûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - 'they will arise'", "*hāqîṣû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - 'awake!'", "*werannēnû*": "conjunction with piel imperative masculine plural - 'and sing!'", "*šōḵnê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - 'dwellers of'", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun - 'dust'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'because/for'", "*ṭal*": "masculine singular construct - 'dew of'", "*ʾôrōt*": "masculine plural noun - 'lights'", "*ṭalleḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dew'", "*wāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction with feminine singular noun - 'and earth/land'", "*repāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'shades/departed spirits'", "*tappîl*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she will cast forth'" }, "variants": { "*mēteḵā*": "your dead ones/your deceased", "*nēbēlātî*": "my corpse/my dead body/my carcass", "*yeqûmûn*": "will arise/will stand up/will be established", "*hāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up/be alert/be aroused", "*rannēnû*": "sing/cry out with joy/shout joyfully", "*šōḵnê*": "dwellers/inhabitants/residents", "*ʾôrōt*": "lights/illumination/daylight", "*repāʾîm*": "shades/departed spirits/ghosts/dead ones", "*tappîl*": "cast forth/bring forth/throw down/cause to fall" } }
• John 12:24 : 24 { "verseID": "John.12.24", "source": "Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἐὰν μὴ ὁ κόκκος τοῦ σίτου πεσὼν εἰς τὴν γῆν ἀποθάνῃ, αὐτὸς μόνος μένει: ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ, πολὺν καρπὸν φέρει.", "text": "*Amēn, amēn*, *legō* to you, if not the *kokkos* of the *sitos* having *pesōn* into the *gē* should *apothanē*, itself alone *menei*; if but *apothanē*, much *karpon* it *pherei*.", "grammar": { "*Amēn*": "Hebrew term transliterated into Greek, used as affirmation - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell", "*kokkos*": "nominative masculine singular - grain/kernel/seed", "*sitos*": "genitive masculine singular - of wheat/grain", "*pesōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having fallen", "*gē*": "accusative feminine singular - earth/ground/soil", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might/should die", "*menei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - remains/abides", "*karpon*": "accusative masculine singular - fruit/harvest/yield", "*pherei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - bears/produces/brings forth" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*kokkos*": "grain/kernel/seed", "*pesōn*": "falling/dropping/descending", "*gē*": "earth/ground/soil/land", "*apothanē*": "die/perish", "*menei*": "remains/abides/stays/continues", "*karpon*": "fruit/produce/result/yield", "*pherei*": "bears/produces/brings forth/yields" } }
• 1 Cor 15:36 : 36 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.36", "source": "Ἄφρον, σὺ ὃ σπείρεις οὐ ζωοποιεῖται, ἐὰν μὴ ἀποθάνῃ:", "text": "*Aphron*, you what you *speireis* not *zōopoieitai*, if not it might *apothanē*:", "grammar": { "*aphron*": "vocative masculine singular - foolish [one]", "*sy*": "personal pronoun, nominative singular - you", "*ho*": "relative pronoun, accusative neuter singular - what", "*speireis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you sow", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*zōopoieitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is made alive", "*ean mē*": "conditional negative - if not/unless", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - it might die" }, "variants": { "*aphron*": "foolish one/senseless one/unwise person", "*speireis*": "sow/plant/scatter seed", "*zōopoieitai*": "is made alive/is given life/is quickened", "*apothanē*": "might die/should die" } }