Job 16:10 Go deeper
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They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. (KJV)
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פָּעֲר֬וּpa.'a.Rupeople have opened wide
Lemma: פָּעַר (pa.ar) · Strong's: H6473
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to open
Used 4 times. Also: Job 29:23, Psalms 119:131, Isaiah 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6473; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 1
עָלַ֨י\׀'a.Laion me
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 16:10 word 2
בְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.Hem<in> mouth their
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 3
בְּ֭חֶרְפָּהBe.cher.pahin scorn
Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: reproach
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 4
הִכּ֣וּhi.Kuthey have struck
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 5
לְחָיָ֑יle.cha.Yaicheeks my
Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)
Meaning: jaw
Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:16, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 6
יַ֝֗חַדYa.chadtogether
Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unitedness
Used 43 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:5, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 7
עָלַ֥י'a.Laion me
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 16:10 word 8
יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן\׃yit.ma.la.'Unthey mass themselves !
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Job 16:10 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They open | → | פָּעַר H6473 to open |
| their mouths | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| against me | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and strike | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| my cheeks | → | לְחִי H3895H jaw |
| with contempt | → | חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach |
| they join | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| together | → | יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness |
| against me | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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