Job 7:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶד
(ke·'e·ved)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
who pantsיִשְׁאַף־
(yish·'af-)
7602a: to gasp, pant, pant after, long fora prim. root
for the shade,צֵ֑ל
(tzel;)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
And as a hired manוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר
(u·che·sa·chir)
7916: hiredfrom sakar
who eagerly waitsיְקַוֶּ֥ה
(ye·kav·veh)
6960a: to wait fora prim. root
for his wages,פָעֳלֹֽו׃
(fa·'o·lov.)
6467: doing, deed, workfrom paal


















KJV Lexicon
As a servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
earnestly desireth
sha'aph  (shaw-af')
to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten -- desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.
the shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
and as an hireling
sakiyr  (saw-keer')
a man at wages by the day or year -- hired (man, servant), hireling.
looketh
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
for the reward of his work
po`al  (po'-al)
an act or work (concretely) -- act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

King James Bible
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired man he waits for his pay.

International Standard Version
I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.

NET Bible
Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.

King James 2000 Bible
As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for the reward of his work:
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