Job 18:3 Go deeper

Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? (KJV)

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מַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Job 18:3 word 1

נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּnech.Shav.nuare we regarded

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803J

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNp1cp)

Meaning: to devise: think

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 38:15, Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:20, 1 Samuel 1:13, Job 6:26, Job 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803J; TAHOT Job 18:3 word 2

כַבְּהֵמָ֑הkha.be.he.Mahlike <the> cattle

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Job 18:3 word 3

נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּnit.Mi.nuare we considered stupid?

Lemma: טָמָה (ta.mah) · Strong's: H2933

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNp1cp)

Meaning: to defile

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2933; TAHOT Job 18:3 word 4

בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם\׃be.'ei.nei.Khemin view your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

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

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Job 18:3 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
are we regarded	→	חָשַׁב H2803J to devise: think
as cattle	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
as stupid	→	טָמָה H2933 to defile
in your sight	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing

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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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