Job 31:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.”

Job 31:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.”

Job 31:8 — World English Bible

Job 31:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out. ”

Job 31:8 — American Standard Version

Job 31:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Let me sow--and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.”

Job 31:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out. ”

Job 31:8 — Darby Translation

Job 31:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let me sowe, and let another eate: yea, let my plantes be rooted out.”

Job 31:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:8 in Context — Job 31

6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

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What Does Job 31:8 Mean?

Job 31:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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