Job 10:16 Go deeper
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For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. (KJV)
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וְ֭יִגְאֶהVe.yig.'ehso it may rise up
Lemma: גָּאָה (ga.ah) · Strong's: H1342
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to rise up
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Job 8:11, Ezekiel 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1342; TAHOT Job 10:16 word 1
כַּשַּׁ֣חַלka.Sha.challike <the> lion
Lemma: שַׁ֫חַל (sha.chal) · Strong's: H7826
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lion
Used 7 times. Also: Job 4:10, Job 28:8, Psalms 91:13, Proverbs 26:13, Hosea 5:14, Hosea 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7826; TAHOT Job 10:16 word 2
תְּצוּדֵ֑נִיte.tzu.De.niyou hunt me
Lemma: צוּד (tsud) · Strong's: H6679A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to hunt
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 27:3, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:33, Leviticus 17:13, Job 38:39, Psalms 140:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6679A; TAHOT Job 10:16 word 3
וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗בve.ta.Shoand you return
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to return: again
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725J; TAHOT Job 10:16 word 4
תִּתְפַּלָּא\־tit.pa.la'-you show yourself wonderful
Lemma: פָּלָא (pa.la) · Strong's: H6381
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)
Meaning: to wonder
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 18:14, Exodus 3:20, Exodus 34:10, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 27:2, Numbers 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6381; TAHOT Job 10:16 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Should I hold my head high | → | גָּאָה H1342 to rise up |
| You would hunt me | → | צוּד H6679A to hunt |
| like a lion | → | שַׁ֫חַל H7826 lion |
| and again | → | שׁוּב H7725J to return: again |
| display Your power | → | פָּלָא H6381 to wonder |
| against me | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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