Job 14:6 Go deeper
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Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. (KJV)
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שְׁעֵ֣הshe.'Ehlook away
Lemma: שָׁעָה (sha.ah) · Strong's: H8159
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to gaze
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 5:9, 2 Samuel 22:42, Job 7:19, Psalms 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8159; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 1
מֵעָלָ֣יוme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 2
וְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.Dalso he may cease
Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to cease
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 3
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 4
יִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.Tzehhe takes pleasure in
Lemma: רָצָה (ra.tsah) · Strong's: H7521
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to accept
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 33:10, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 19:7, Leviticus 22:23, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7521; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 5
כְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.Khirlike a hired laborer
Lemma: שָׂכִיר (sa.khir) · Strong's: H7916
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: hired
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:45, Exodus 22:15, Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7916; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 6
יוֹמֽוֹ\׃yo.Moday his
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Job 14:6 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| look away | → | שָׁעָה H8159 to gaze |
| from him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and let him rest | → | חָדַל H2308 to cease |
| so | → | עַד H5704 till |
| he can enjoy | → | רָצָה H7521 to accept |
| his day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| as a hired hand | → | שָׂכִיר H7916 hired |
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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