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He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again . (KJV)

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מַשְׂגִּ֣יאmas.Gi'[he is] making great

Lemma: שָׂגָא (sa.ga) · Strong's: H7679

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to grow great

Used 2 times. Also: Job 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7679; TAHOT Job 12:23 word 1

לַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yim<to> the nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

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

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Job 12:23 word 2

וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.Demand he destroyed them

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Job 12:23 word 3

שֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.ach[he is] spreading out

Lemma: שָׁטַח (sha.tach) · Strong's: H7849

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to spread

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 11:32, 2 Samuel 17:19, Psalms 88:9, Jeremiah 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7849; TAHOT Job 12:23 word 4

לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.Yim<to> the nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

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

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Job 12:23 word 5

וַיַּנְחֵֽם\׃vai.yan.Chemand he led them

Lemma: נָחָה (na.chah) · Strong's: H5148

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to lead

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 32:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5148; TAHOT Job 12:23 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He makes nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
great	→	שָׂגָא H7679 to grow great
and destroys them	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
He enlarges	→	שָׁטַח H7849 to spread
nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
then disperses them	→	נָחָה H5148 to lead

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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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