Job 16:21 Go deeper

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! (KJV)

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וְיוֹכַ֣חve.yo.Khachand he may argue

Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)

Meaning: to rebuke

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Job 16:21 word 1

לְגֶ֣בֶרle.Ge.verfor a man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Job 16:21 word 2

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Job 16:21 word 3

אֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433

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

Meaning: god

Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 16:21 word 4

וּֽבֶן\־u.ven-and a child of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 16:21 word 5

אָדָ֥ם'a.Damhumankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Job 16:21 word 6

לְרֵעֵֽהוּ\׃le.re.'E.hufor companion his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Job 16:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Oh, that a man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
might plead	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
with	→	עִם H5973A with
God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
as [he] [pleads]	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
. . .	→	אָדָם H0120G man
with his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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