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I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. (KJV)

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גַּ֤ם\׀gamalso

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 1

אָנֹכִי֮'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 2

אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה'a.Da.Be.rahI will speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpc1cs)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 3

ל֤וּ\־Lu-if

Lemma: לוּ (lu) · Strong's: H3863

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: if

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 17:18, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3863; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 4

יֵ֪שׁyeshthere

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 5

נַפְשְׁכֶ֡םnaf.she.Khem[were] self your

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 6

תַּ֤חַתTa.chatin place of

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H

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

Meaning: underneath: instead

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 7

נַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shiself my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 8

אַחְבִּ֣ירָה'ach.Bi.rahI will make join

Lemma: חָבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2266

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)

Meaning: to unite

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 28:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2266; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 9

עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.Khemon you

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 16:4 word 10

בְּמִלִּ֑יםbe.mi.Lim<in> words

Lemma: מִלָּה (mil.lah) · Strong's: H4405

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

Meaning: speech

Used 38 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 4:2, Job 4:4, Job 6:26, Job 8:10, Job 12:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4405; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 11

וְאָנִ֥יעָהve.'a.Ni.'ahand I will shake

Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)

Meaning: to shake

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 12

עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.Khemon you

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 16:4 word 13

בְּמ֣וֹbe.Mowith

Lemma: בְּמוֹ (be.mo) · Strong's: H1119

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: in/at/by

Used 8 times. Also: Job 16:5, Job 19:16, Job 37:8, Psalms 11:2, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 44:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1119; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 14

רֹאשִֽׁי\׃ro.Shihead my

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Job 16:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
could also	→	גַּם H1571 also
speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
like you	→
if	→	לוּ H3863 if
you	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
were	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
in my	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
place	→	תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead
I could heap up	→	חָבַר H2266 to unite
words	→	מִלָּה H4405 speech
against you	→	עַל H5921A upon
and shake	→	נוּעַ H5128 to shake
my head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
at you	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	בְּמוֹ H1119 in/at/by

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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