Job 8:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Pleaseנָ֭א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
inquire 
 
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root
of pastרִישֹׁ֑ון
(ri·sho·vn;)
7223: former, first, chieffrom rosh
generations,לְדֹ֣ר
(le·dor)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
And considerוְ֝כֹונֵ֗ן
(ve·cho·v·nen)
3559: to be firma prim. root
the things searchedלְחֵ֣קֶר
(le·che·ker)
2714: a searching, a thing (to be) searched outfrom chaqar
out by their fathers.אֲבֹותָֽם׃
(a·vo·v·tam.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For enquire
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
I pray thee of the former
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
age
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
and prepare
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
thyself to the search
cheqer  (khay'-ker)
examination, enumeration, deliberation -- finding out, number, (un-)search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
of their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.

King James Bible
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,

International Standard Version
"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.

NET Bible
"For inquire now of the former generation, and pay attention to the findings of their ancestors;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Ask the people of past generations. Find out what their ancestors had learned.

King James 2000 Bible
For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the findings of their fathers:
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