Job 8:12 Go deeper

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. (KJV)

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עֹדֶ֣נּוּ'o.De.nustill it

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 1

בְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.bo[is] in greenness its

Lemma: אֵב (ev) · Strong's: H0003

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: greenery

Used 2 times. Also: Song of Solomon 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0003; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 3

יִקָּטֵ֑ףyi.ka.Tefit is plucked off

Lemma: קָטַף (qa.taph) · Strong's: H6998

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to pluck

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:25, Job 30:4, Ezekiel 17:4, Ezekiel 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6998; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 4

וְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.Neiand <to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 5

כָל\־khol-any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 6

חָצִ֣ירcha.Tzirherbage

Lemma: חָצִיר (cha.tsir) · Strong's: H2682A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: grass

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 40:15, Psalms 37:2, Psalms 90:5, Psalms 103:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2682A; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 7

יִיבָֽשׁ\׃yi.Vashit is dried up

Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to wither

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Job 8:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

While	→	עוֹד H5750 still
the shoots	→	אֵב H0003 greenery
are still uncut	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	קָטַף H6998 to pluck
they dry up	→	יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither
more quickly than	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
grass	→	חָצִיר H2682A grass

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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