Job 5:25

Hebrew
וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
ESV
You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
NIV
You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
NLT
You will have many children; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
LXX
γνώσῃ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὅτι πολὺ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τέκνα σου ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ὥσπερ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
παμβότανον τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀγροῦ
KJV
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Job 5:24 ← Job 5:25 → Job 5:26

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