Job 39:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He explores 
 
8446: to seek out, spy out, explorea prim. root
the mountainsהָרִ֣ים
(ha·rim)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
for his pastureמִרְעֵ֑הוּ
(mir·'e·hu;)
4829: a pasturage, pasturefrom raah
And searchesיִדְרֹֽושׁ׃
(yid·ro·vsh.)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
afterוְאַחַ֖ר
(ve·'a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
green thing.יָרֹ֣וק
(ya·ro·vk)
3387: a green thingfrom the same as yereq


















KJV Lexicon
The range
yathuwr  (yaw-thoor')
what is left, i.e. (by implication) a gleaning -- range.
of the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
is his pasture
mir`eh  (meer-eh')
pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals -- feeding place, pasture.
and he searcheth
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
every green thing
yarowq  (yaw-roke')
green, i.e. an herb -- green thing.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.

King James Bible
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green.

International Standard Version
He ranges the mountains that are his pasture to search for anything green.

NET Bible
It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It explores the mountains for its pasture and looks for anything green.

King James 2000 Bible
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.
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