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His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. (KJV)
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יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּya.So.buthey surround
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 1
עָלַ֨י\׀'a.Lai<on> 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 16:13 word 2
רַבָּ֗יוra.Bavarchers his
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7228
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: archer
Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 26:10, Jeremiah 50:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7228; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 3
יְפַלַּ֣חye.fa.Lachhe splits open
Lemma: פָּלַח (pa.lach) · Strong's: H6398
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 4:39, Job 39:3, Psalms 141:7, Proverbs 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6398; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 4
כִּ֭לְיוֹתַיKil.yo.taikidneys my
Lemma: כִּלְיָה (kil.yah) · Strong's: H3629
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: kidney
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3629; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 5
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 16:13 word 6
יַחְמ֑וֹלyach.Molhe has compassion
Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to spare
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 7
יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.Pokhhe pours out
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pour: pour
Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 8
לָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzto the ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 9
מְרֵרָֽתִי\׃me.re.Ra.tigall my
Lemma: מְרֵרָה (me.re.rah) · Strong's: H4845
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: gall
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4845; TAHOT Job 16:13 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His archers | → | רַב H7228 archer |
| surround me | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| He pierces | → | פָּלַח H6398 to cleave |
| my kidneys | → | כִּלְיָה H3629 kidney |
| without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| mercy | → | חָמַל H2550 to spare |
| and spills | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour |
| my gall | → | מְרֵרָה H4845 gall |
| on the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
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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