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Job 8:8

Hebrew
כִּֽי שְׁאַל נָ֭א לְדֹ֣ר רִישׁ֑וֹן וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigכּוּן

Meaning

* To be firm * Establish * Prepare * Set

Verb. Occurs about 200 times in the Old Testament.

Meanings by Stem

Qal Stem (basic form)

To be firm, stable, fixed, established.

Describes something that stands securely or endures.Psalm 93:2Psalm 103:19Proverbs 16:9Psalm 96:102 Samuel 7:16Proverbs 16:3Luke 22:321 Peter 5:101 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 2:3Colossians 1:23Matthew 25:34
לְחֵ֣קֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם
ESV
“For inquire, please, of bygone ages, and consider what the fathers have searched out.
NIV
“Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned,
NLT
“Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
LXX
ἐπερώτησον γὰρ γενεὰν πρώτην ἐξιχνίασον 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.
κατὰ γένος πατέρων
KJV
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

Job 8:7 ← Job 8:8 → Job 8:9

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