Job 15:16 Go deeper

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? (KJV)

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אַ֭ף'afindeed?

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 1

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 2

נִתְעָ֥בnit.'Av[one who] is abhorrent

Lemma: תַּעָב (ta.av) · Strong's: H8581

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to abhor

Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 23:7, 1 Kings 21:26, 1 Chronicles 21:6, Job 9:31, Job 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8581; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 3

וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.Lachand [one who] is corrupt

Lemma: אָלַח (a.lach) · Strong's: H0444

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to corrupt

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 14:3, Psalms 53:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0444; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 4

אִישׁ\־'ish-a person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 5

שֹׁתֶ֖הsho.Teh[who] drinks

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

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

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 6

כַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimlike <the> water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 7

עַוְלָֽה\׃'av.Lahunrighteousness

Lemma: עַוְלָה (av.lah) · Strong's: H5766B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: injustice

Used 31 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:34, 2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 5:16, Job 6:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5766B; TAHOT Job 15:16 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

how much less	→	אַף H0637 also
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
who is vile	→	תַּעָב H8581 to abhor
and corrupt	→	אָלַח H0444 to corrupt
who drinks	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
injustice	→	עַוְלָה H5766B injustice
like water	→	מַי H4325G water

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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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