Job 6:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For thenעַתָּ֗ה
(at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
it would be heavierיִכְבָּ֑ד
(yich·bad;)
3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomea prim. root
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the sandמֵחֹ֣ול
(me·cho·vl)
2344: sandfrom chul
of the seas;יַמִּ֣ים
(yam·mim)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
Thereforeעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
my wordsדְּבָרַ֥י
(de·va·rai)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
have been rash.לָֽעוּ׃
(la·'u.)
3886b: to talk wildlya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For now it would be heavier
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
than the sand
chowl  (khole)
sand (as round or whirling particles) -- sand.
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
therefore my words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
are swallowed up
luwa`  (loo'-ah)
to gulp; figuratively, to be rash -- swallow down (up).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.

King James Bible
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas! That is why my words are rash.

International Standard Version
It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly:

NET Bible
But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
then they would be heavier than the sand of the seas. I spoke carelessly

King James 2000 Bible
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
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