Job 17:9 Go deeper

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. (KJV)

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וְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.Chezand he may hold

Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 1

צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dik[the] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 2

דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 3

וּֽטֳהָר\־u.to.hor-and [the] clean of

Lemma: טָהוֹר (ta.hor) · Strong's: H2889

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: pure

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 7:2, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 8:20, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2889; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 4

יָ֝דַ֗יִםya.Da.yimhands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 5

יֹסִ֥יףyo.Sifhe will increase

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

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

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 6

אֹֽמֶץ\׃'O.metzstrength

Lemma: אֹ֫מֶץ (o.mets) · Strong's: H0555

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

Meaning: strength

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0555; TAHOT Job 17:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Yet a righteous one	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
holds	→	אָחַז H0270 to grasp
to his way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
and the one with clean hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
. . .	→	טָהוֹר H2889 pure
grows	→	יָסַף H3254H to add
stronger	→	אֹ֫מֶץ H0555 strength

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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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