Job 1:14 Go deeper

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: (KJV)

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וּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'Akhand a messenger

Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: messenger

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 1

בָּ֥אba'he came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 3

אִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovJob

Lemma: אִיּוֹב (iy.yov) · Strong's: H0347

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Job

Used 58 times. Also: Job 1:1, Job 1:5, Job 1:8, Job 1:9, Job 1:20, Job 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0347; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 4

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 5

הַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.Karthe ox[en]

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 6

הָי֣וּha.Yuthey were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 7

חֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.Shotplowing

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 8

וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.to.Notand the female donkeys

Lemma: אָתוֹן (a.ton) · Strong's: H0860

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: she-ass

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:15, Genesis 45:23, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 22:21, Numbers 22:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0860; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 9

רֹע֥וֹתro.'ot[were] grazing

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 10

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 11

יְדֵיהֶֽם\׃ye.dei.Hemhands their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand: to

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Job 1:14 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

a messenger	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger
came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and reported	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Job	→	אִיּוֹב H0347 Job
While the oxen	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle
were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
plowing	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
and the donkeys	→	אָתוֹן H0860 she-ass
were grazing	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
nearby	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	יָד H3027K hand: to

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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