Job 36:12
Strong's Lexicon
But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

they do not
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

obey,
יִ֭שְׁמְעוּ (yiš·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8085: v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound

they will perish
יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ (ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over

by the sword
בְּשֶׁ֣לַח (bə·še·laḥ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7973: 1) weapon, missile, sprout 1a) missile, weapon 1b) sprout, shoot

and die
וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּ (wə·yiḡ·wə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1478: 1) to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die 1a) (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die

without
כִּבְלִי־ (kiḇ·lî-)
Preposition-k | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1097: subst 1) wearing out adv of negation 2) without, no, not

knowledge.
דָֽעַת׃‪‬ (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1847: 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation
And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if they do not obey, they will cross the river of deathand die without  knowledge. 

New American Standard Bible
"But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.

King James Bible
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

New Living Translation
But if they refuse to listen to him, they will be killed by the sword and die from lack of understanding.

English Standard Version
But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

New American Standard Bible
"But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.

King James Bible
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if they do not obey, they will cross the river of death and die without knowledge.

International Standard Version
"But if they won't listen, they'll perish by the sword and die in their ignorance.

NET Bible
But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.

American Standard Version
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.

English Revised Version
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation
And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.
















Cross References
Job 4:21
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

Job 36:13
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

Proverbs 5:23
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 36:11
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Job 36:10
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Job 36:9
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

Job 36:14
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Job 36:15
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
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