Job 14:21 Go deeper

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. (KJV)

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יִכְבְּד֣וּyikh.be.Duthey are honored

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to honor: honour

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 1

בָ֭נָיוVa.navsons his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 2

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 3

יֵדָ֑עye.Da'he knows

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 4

וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּve.yitz.'a.Ruand they may be insignificant

Lemma: צָעַר (tsa.ar) · Strong's: H6819

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: be little

Used 3 times. Also: Jeremiah 30:19, Zechariah 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6819; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 5

וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 6

יָבִ֥יןya.Vinhe perceives

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Job 14:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

If his sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
receive honor	→	כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour
he does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
know it	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
if they are brought low	→	צָעַר H6819 be little
he is unaware	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	בִּין H0995 to understand

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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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