Job 31:40
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

Young's Literal Translation
Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.

King James Bible
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Hebrew
then let briers
ח֗וֹחַ (ḥō·w·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2336: Briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter

grow
יֵ֥צֵא (yê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

instead of
תַּ֤חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

wheat
חִטָּ֨ה ׀ (ḥiṭ·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2406: Wheat

and stinkweed
בָאְשָׁ֑ה (ḇā·’ə·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 890: Stink-weed, any other noxious, useless plant

instead of
וְתַֽחַת־ (wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

barley.”
שְׂעֹרָ֥ה (śə·‘ō·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8184: Barley

Thus conclude
תַּ֝֗מּוּ (tam·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8552: To be complete or finished

the words
דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of Job.
אִיּֽוֹב׃ (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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