Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. Young's Literal Translation Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth [it] for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish [it]. King James Bible He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish [it]. Hebrew He cuts downלִכְרָת־ (liḵ·rāṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant cedars אֲרָזִ֔ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 730: A cedar tree or retrieves וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a cypress תִּרְזָה֙ (tir·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8645: A species of tree, the cypress or oak. וְאַלּ֔וֹן (wə·’al·lō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 437: An oak, other strong tree He lets it grow strong וַיְאַמֶּץ־ (way·’am·meṣ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert among the trees בַּעֲצֵי־ (ba·‘ă·ṣê-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood of the forest. יָ֑עַר (yā·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb He plants נָטַ֥ע (nā·ṭa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant a laurel, אֹ֖רֶן (’ō·ren) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 766: The ash tree and the rain וְגֶ֥שֶׁם (wə·ḡe·šem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1653: Rain, shower makes it grow. יְגַדֵּֽל׃ (yə·ḡad·dêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great |