Job 14:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thoughאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
its rootsשָׁרְשֹׁ֑ו
(sha·re·shov;)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
grow oldיַזְקִ֣ין
(yaz·kin)
2204: to be or become oldfrom the same as zaqan
in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץ
(ba·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And its stumpגִּזְעֹֽו׃
(giz·'ov.)
1503: a stock, stemfrom an unused word
diesיָמ֥וּת
(ya·mut)
4191: to diea prim. root
in the dry soil,וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר
(u·ve·'a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Though the root
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
thereof wax old
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
to be old -- aged man, be (wax) old (man).
in the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and the stock
geza'  (geh'-zah)
the trunk or stump of a tree (as felled or as planted) -- stem, stock.
thereof die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
in the ground
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Though its roots grow old in the ground And its stump dies in the dry soil,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump starts to die in the soil,

International Standard Version
Even if its roots have grown ancient in the earth, and its stump begins to rot in the ground,

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

King James 2000 Bible
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground;
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