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He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. (KJV)
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לַפִּ֣ידla.Pid[belongs] to <the> disaster
Lemma: פִּיד (pid) · Strong's: H6365
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: disaster
Used 4 times. Also: Job 30:24, Job 31:29, Proverbs 24:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6365; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 1
בּ֭וּזbuzcontempt
Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0937
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: contempt
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:23, Job 12:21, Job 31:34, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 107:40, Psalms 119:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0937; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 2
לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּתle.'ash.Tutto [the] thought of
Lemma: עַשְׁתּוּת (ash.tut) · Strong's: H6248
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: thought
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6248; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 3
שַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.Nan[one] at ease
Lemma: שַׁאֲנָן (sha.a.nan) · Strong's: H7600
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: secure
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:28, Psalms 123:4, Isaiah 32:9, Isaiah 32:11, Isaiah 32:18, Isaiah 33:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7600; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 4
נָ֝כ֗וֹןna.Khona push
Lemma: נָכוֹן (na.khon) · Strong's: H3559B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blow
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559B; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 5
לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.dei[belongs] to [those who] are sliding of
Lemma: מָעַד (ma.ad) · Strong's: H4571
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to slip
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:37, Psalms 18:36, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 37:31, Psalms 69:23, Proverbs 25:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4571; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 6
רָֽגֶל\׃Ra.gelfoot
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Job 12:5 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The one at ease | → | שַׁאֲנָן H7600 secure |
| scorns | → | בּוּז H0937 contempt |
| misfortune | → | פִּיד H6365 disaster |
| as the fate | → | עַשְׁתּוּת H6248 thought |
| . . . | → | נָכוֹן H3559B blow |
| of those whose feet | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| are slipping | → | מָעַד H4571 to slip |
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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