Job 5:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

wə-yādaʿtā kî-rab zarʿeḵā wə-ṣeʾĕṣāʾeyḵā like-ʿēśeb the-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*wə*: conjunction - and
*yādaʿtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will know
*kî*: conjunction - that
*rab*: adjective, masculine singular - numerous/many
*zarʿeḵā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring
*ṣeʾĕṣāʾeyḵā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your descendants
*ʿēśeb*: noun, masculine singular - herb/grass
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land

Word Meanings

*yādaʿtā*: you will know/perceive
*rab*: numerous/many/great
*zarʿeḵā*: your seed/offspring/descendants
*ṣeʾĕṣāʾeyḵā*: your descendants/offspring
*ʿēśeb*: grass/herb/vegetation
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 112:2 : 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Ps 72:16 : 16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake{H8799)} like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish{H8686)} like grass of the earth.
Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Ps 128:3-6 : 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
Isa 44:3-4 : 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Gen 15:5 : 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Lev 26:9 : 9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
Deut 28:4 : 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Job 42:13-16 : 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

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