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He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. (KJV)

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מוּסַ֣רmu.Sar[the] correction of

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: discipline: bonds

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 7:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148I; TAHOT Job 12:18 word 1

מְלָכִ֣יםme.la.Khimkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Job 12:18 word 2

פִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achhe loosens

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

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 12:18 word 3

וַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.Sorand he bound

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

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

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Job 12:18 word 4

אֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.Zora loincloth

Lemma: אֵזוֹר (e.zor) · Strong's: H0232

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

Meaning: girdle

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 1:8, Isaiah 5:27, Isaiah 11:5, Jeremiah 13:1, Jeremiah 13:2, Jeremiah 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0232; TAHOT Job 12:18 word 5

בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם\׃be.ma.te.nei.Hemon loins their

Lemma: מׇתְנַ֫יִם (mo.ten) · Strong's: H4975

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: loin

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 12:11, Exodus 28:42, Deuteronomy 33:11, 2 Samuel 20:8, 1 Kings 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4975; TAHOT Job 12:18 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He loosens	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
the bonds	→	מוּסָר H4148I discipline: bonds
placed by kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
and fastens	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
a belt	→	אֵזוֹר H0232 girdle
around their waists	→	מׇתְנַ֫יִם H4975 loin

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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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