Job 14:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 14:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
שָׁכַ֗ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וְֽלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָ֫ק֥וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בִּלְתִּ֣י
biltîy
H1115
except
שָׁ֭מַיִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָקִ֑יצוּ
qûwts
H6974
to awake
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
מִשְּׁנָתָֽם
shênâh
H8142
sleep
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World English Bible Public Domain
So man lies down and doesn't rise; Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
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King James Version Public Domain
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and a man lies down and does not arise. Until the heavens no more, they will not awake and they will not be roused from their sleep.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).