Job 29:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My rootשָׁרְשִׁ֣י
(sha·re·shi)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
is spreadפָת֣וּחַ
(fa·tu·ach)
6605a: to opena prim. root
out to the waters,מָ֑יִם
(ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
And dewוְ֝טַ֗ל
(ve·tal)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word
lies all nightיָלִ֥ין
(ya·lin)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
on my branch.בִּקְצִירִֽי׃
(bik·tzi·ri.)
7105b: boughs, branchesperhaps from qatsar


















KJV Lexicon
My root
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
was spread out
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
by the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and the dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
lay all night
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
upon my branch
qatsiyr  (kaw-tseer')
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.

King James Bible
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night.

International Standard Version
My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches.

NET Bible
My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My roots will grow toward the water, and dew will lie on my branches all night.

King James 2000 Bible
My root was spread out to the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
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