Job 8:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He thrivesרָטֹ֣ב
(ra·tov)
7373a: moist, juicy, freshfrom ratob
beforeלִפְנֵי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the sun,שָׁ֑מֶשׁ
(sha·mesh;)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
And his shootsיֹֽנַקְתֹּ֥ו
(yo·nak·tov)
3127: a young shoot, twigfem. of yoneq
spreadתֵצֵֽא׃
(te·tze.)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out overוְעַ֥ל
(ve·'al)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
his garden.גַּ֝נָּתֹ֗ו
(gan·na·tov)
1593: a gardenfem. of gan


















KJV Lexicon
He is green
ratob  (raw-tobe')
moist (with sap) -- green.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
and his branch
yowneqeth  (yo-neh'-keth)
a sprout -- (tender) branch, young twig.
shooteth forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
in his garden
gannah  (gan-naw')
a garden -- garden.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.

King James Bible
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden.

International Standard Version
He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden.

NET Bible
He is a well-watered plant in the sun, its shoots spread over its garden.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He is like a well-watered plant in the sunshine. The shoots spread over his garden.

King James 2000 Bible
He grows green in the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.
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