Job 20:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thoughאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
his loftinessשִׂיאֹ֑ו
(si·'ov;)
7863: loftinessfrom nasa
reachesיַעֲלֶ֣ה
(ya·'a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
the heavens,לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
(la·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
And his headוְ֝רֹאשֹׁ֗ו
(ve·ro·shov)
7218: heada prim. root
touchesיַגִּֽיעַ׃
(yag·gi·a'.)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
the clouds,לָעָ֥ב
(la·'av)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Though his excellency
siy'  (see)
elevation -- excellency.
mount up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and his head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
reach
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
unto the clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

King James Bible
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches heaven, and his head touches the clouds,

International Standard Version
Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,

NET Bible
Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If his height reaches to the sky and his head touches the clouds,

King James 2000 Bible
Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches unto the clouds;
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