Job 8:7 Go deeper

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. (KJV)

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וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Job 8:7 word 1

רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣re.shi.te.Khabeginning your

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Job 8:7 word 2

מִצְעָ֑רmitz.'Ara small thing

Lemma: מִצְעָר (mits.ar) · Strong's: H4705

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

Meaning: little

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, 2 Chronicles 24:24, Isaiah 63:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4705; TAHOT Job 8:7 word 3

וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ve.'a.cha.ri.te.khaand future your

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Job 8:7 word 4

יִשְׂגֶּ֥הyis.Gehit will grow

Lemma: שָׂגָה (sa.gah) · Strong's: H7685B

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

Meaning: to increase

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 73:12, Psalms 92:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7685B; TAHOT Job 8:7 word 5

מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Job 8:7 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Though your beginnings	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
modest	→	מִצְעָר H4705 little
your latter days	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
will flourish	→	שָׂגָה H7685B to increase
. . .	→	מְאֹד H3966 much

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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