Job 18:13 Go deeper

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. (KJV)

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יֹ֭אכַלYo.khalit consumes

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 1

בַּדֵּ֣יba.Dei[the] parts of

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905G

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

Meaning: alone: pole

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905G; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 2

עוֹר֑וֹo.Roskin his

Lemma: עוֹר (or) · Strong's: H5785

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

Meaning: skin

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:16, Exodus 22:27, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 29:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5785; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 3

יֹאכַ֥לyo.Khalit consumes

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 4

בַּ֝דָּ֗יוba.Davparts his

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905G

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

Meaning: alone: pole

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905G; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 5

בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn of

Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060

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

Meaning: firstborn

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 6

מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Job 18:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

It devours	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
patches	→	בַּד H0905G alone: pole
of his skin	→	עוֹר H5785 skin
the firstborn	→	בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn
of death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
devours	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
his limbs	→	בַּד H0905G alone: pole

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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