Job 3:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For nowעַ֭תָּה
(at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
I would have lain downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּי
(sha·chav·ti)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
and been quiet;וְאֶשְׁקֹ֑וט
(ve·'esh·ko·vt;)
8252: to be quiet or undisturbeda prim. root
I would have sleptיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי
(ya·shan·ti)
3462: to sleepa prim. root
then,אָ֤ז
(az)
227: at that timeof uncertain derivation
I would have been at rest,יָנ֬וּחַֽ
(ya·nu·ach)
5117: to resta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For now should I have lain still
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
and been quiet
shaqat  (shaw-kat')
to repose (usually figurative) -- appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
I should have slept
yashen  (yaw-shane')
to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate -- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
then had I been at rest
nuwach  (noo'-akh)
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,

King James Bible
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now I would certainly be lying down in peace; I would be asleep. Then I would be at rest

International Standard Version
"If I had died, I would be lying down by now, undisturbed, asleep, and at rest,

NET Bible
For now I would be lying down and would be quiet, I would be asleep and then at peace

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Instead of being alive, I would now be quietly lying down. I would now be sleeping peacefully.

King James 2000 Bible
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then would I have been at rest,
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