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I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. (KJV)

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שְׂחֹ֤קse.Choka laughingstock

Lemma: שְׂחֹק (se.choq) · Strong's: H7814

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

Meaning: laughter

Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:21, Psalms 126:2, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7814; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 1

לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ\׀le.re.'E.huto friend his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 2

אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה'eh.YehI am

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

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 12:4 word 3

קֹרֵ֣אko.Re'[one who] called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

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

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 4

לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahto God

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 12:4 word 5

וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huand he answered him

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

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

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 6

שְׂ֝ח֗וֹקSe.Chok[is] a laughingstock

Lemma: שְׂחֹק (se.choq) · Strong's: H7814

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

Meaning: laughter

Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:21, Psalms 126:2, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7814; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 7

צַדִּ֥יקtza.Dika righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 8

תָּמִֽים\׃ta.Mima blameless [person]

Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: unblemished: blameless

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8549H; TAHOT Job 12:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

I am	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a laughingstock	→	שְׂחֹק H7814 laughter
to my friends	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
though I called	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
on God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
and He answered	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
The righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
and upright man	→	תָּמִים H8549H unblemished: blameless
is a laughingstock	→	שְׂחֹק H7814 laughter

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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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