Job 11:5 Go deeper
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But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; (KJV)
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וְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.Lamand but
Lemma: אוּלָם (u.lam) · Strong's: H0199
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: but
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 28:19, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 9:16, Numbers 14:21, Judges 18:29, 1 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0199; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 1
מִֽי\־mi-who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 2
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenwill he give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414Q
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: if only!
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 16:3, Exodus 16:33, Deuteronomy 5:29, Deuteronomy 28:67, Judges 9:29, 2 Samuel 18:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414Q; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 3
אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: god
Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 4
דַּבֵּ֑רda.Berto speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 5
וְיִפְתַּ֖חve.yif.Tachand he may open
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 6
שְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.Tavlips his
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: lips
Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 7
עִמָּֽךְ\׃'i.Makhwith you
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Job 11:5 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | אוּלָם H0199 but |
| if only | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| . . . | → | נָתַן H5414Q to give: if only! |
| God | → | אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god |
| would speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| and open | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| His lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| against you | → | עִם H5973A with |
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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