Job 8:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"While it is stillעֹדֶ֣נּוּ
(o·den·nu)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
greenבְ֭אִבֹּו
(ve·'ib·bov)
3: freshness, fresh greenfrom the same as abib
[and] not cut down,יִקָּטֵ֑ף
(yik·ka·tef;)
6998: to pluck off or outa prim. root
Yet it withersיִיבָֽשׁ׃
(yi·vash.)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖י
(ve·lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
anyכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
[other] plant.חָצִ֣יר
(cha·tzir)
2682: green grass, herbagefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Whilst it is yet in his greenness
'eb  (abe)
a green plant -- greenness, fruit.
and not cut down
qataph  (kaw-taf')
to strip off -- crop off, cut down (up), pluck.
it withereth
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
any other herb
chatsiyr  (khaw-tseer')
grass; also a leek (collectively) -- grass, hay, herb, leek.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.

King James Bible
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

International Standard Version
While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.

NET Bible
While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even if they were fresh and not cut, they would wither quicker than grass.

King James 2000 Bible
While it is yet green, and not cut down, it withers before any other plant.
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