Job 29:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then I thought,וָ֭אֹמַר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'I shall dieאֶגְוָ֑ע
(eg·va;)
1478: to expire, perish, diea prim. root
in my nest,קִנִּ֣י
(kin·ni)
7064: a nestfrom an unused word
And I shall multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה
(ar·beh)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
[my] daysיָמִֽים׃
(ya·mim.)
3117: daya prim. root
as the sand.וְ֝כַחֹ֗ול
(ve·cha·cho·vl)
2344: sandfrom chul


















KJV Lexicon
Then I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I shall die
gava`  (gaw-vah')
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire -- die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
in my nest
qen  (kane)
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room.
and I shall multiply
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
my days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
as the sand
chowl  (khole)
sand (as round or whirling particles) -- sand.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.

King James Bible
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.

International Standard Version
"I used to say: 'I will die in my home. I'm going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore.

NET Bible
"Then I thought, 'I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I thought, 'I may die in my own house, but I will make my days as numerous as the sand.

King James 2000 Bible
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
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