Job 3:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,

Young's Literal Translation
Who are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.

King James Bible
Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Hebrew
who long
הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים (ham·ḥak·kîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2442: To adhere to, to await

for death
לַמָּ֣וֶת (lam·mā·weṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

that does not come,
וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ (wə·’ê·nen·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

and search for it
וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ (way·yaḥ·pə·ru·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2658: To pry into, to delve, to explore

like hidden treasure,
מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃ (mim·maṭ·mō·w·nîm)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4301: A secret storehouse, a secreted valuable, money

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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