Job 22:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But the earthהָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
belongs to the mightyזְ֭רֹועַ
(ze·ro·v·a')
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
man,וְאִ֣ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
And the honorableוּנְשׂ֥וּא
(u·ne·su)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
man dwellsיֵ֣שֶׁב
(ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
But as for the mighty
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
he had the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and the honourable man
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
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.)
dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.

King James Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it.

International Standard Version
The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.

NET Bible
Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A strong person owns the land. A privileged person lives in it.

King James 2000 Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.
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