Job 34:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
He should determineיָשִׂ֣ים
(ya·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
to do so, If He should gatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃
(ye·'e·sof.)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
to Himself His spiritרוּחֹ֥ו
(ru·chov)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
and His breath,וְ֝נִשְׁמָתֹ֗ו
(ve·nish·ma·tov)
5397: breathfrom nasham


















KJV Lexicon
If he set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
his heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
upon man if he gather
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
unto himself his spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
and his breath
nshamah  (nesh-aw-maw')
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal -- blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,

King James Bible
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,

International Standard Version
If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life,

NET Bible
If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If he thought only of himself and withdrew his Spirit and his breath,

King James 2000 Bible
If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
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