Job 18:20 Go deeper

They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-on

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 18:20 word 1

י֭וֹמוֹyo.moday his

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L

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

Meaning: day: today

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Job 18:20 word 2

נָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.muthey are appalled

Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: be desolate: appalled

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 26:32, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21, Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8074H; TAHOT Job 18:20 word 3

אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים'a.cha.ro.Nim[those] behind

Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: last

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT Job 18:20 word 4

וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗יםve.kad.mo.Nimand [those] before

Lemma: קַדְמֹנִי (qad.mo.ni) · Strong's: H6931G

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: eastern

Used 6 times. Also: Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 47:18, Joel 2:20, Zechariah 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6931G; TAHOT Job 18:20 word 5

אָ֣חֲזוּ'A.cha.zuthey take hold of

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

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 18:20 word 6

שָֽׂעַר\׃Sa.'ara shudder

Lemma: שַׂ֫עַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H8178A

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

Meaning: shuddering

Used 3 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:35, Ezekiel 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8178A; TAHOT Job 18:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Those in the west	→	אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last
are appalled	→	שָׁמֵם H8074H be desolate: appalled
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
his fate	→	יוֹם H3117L day: today
while those in the east	→	קַדְמֹנִי H6931G eastern
. . .	→	אָחַז H0270 to grasp
tremble in horror	→	שַׂ֫עַר H8178A shuddering

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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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