Job 27:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thoughאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
he pilesיִצְבֹּ֣ר
(yitz·bor)
6651: to heap upa prim. root
up silverכָּ֑סֶף
(ka·sef;)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
like dustכֶּעָפָ֣ר
(ke·'a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
And preparesיָכִ֥ין
(ya·chin)
3559: to be firma prim. root
garmentsמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃
(mal·bush.)
4403: raiment, attirefrom labash
as [plentiful as] the clay,וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר
(ve·cha·cho·mer)
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar


















KJV Lexicon
Though he heap up
tsabar  (tsaw-bar')
to aggregate -- gather (together), heap (up), lay up.
silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
as the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
and prepare
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
raiment
malbuwsh  (mal-boosh')
a garment, or (collectively) clothing -- apparel, raiment, vestment.
as the clay
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

King James Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up a wardrobe like clay--

International Standard Version
"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,

NET Bible
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,

King James 2000 Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;
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