Job 17:5 Go deeper

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. (KJV)

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לְ֭חֵלֶקLe.che.lekfor a share

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) · Strong's: H2506A

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

Meaning: portion

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 31:14, Leviticus 6:17, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 31:36, Deuteronomy 10:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2506A; TAHOT Job 17:5 word 1

יַגִּ֣ידya.Gidhe tells

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Job 17:5 word 2

רֵעִ֑יםre.'Imfriends

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

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 17:5 word 3

וְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.Neiand [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Job 17:5 word 4

בָנָ֣יוva.Navchildren his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 17:5 word 5

תִּכְלֶֽנָה\׃tikh.Le.nahthey will fail

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to end: expend

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 43:2, Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 32:23, 1 Kings 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615J; TAHOT Job 17:5 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

If a man denounces	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
his friends	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
for a price	→	חֵ֫לֶק H2506A portion
the eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
of his children	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
will fail	→	כָּלָה H3615J to end: expend

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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