Job 20:13 Go deeper

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: (KJV)

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יַחְמֹ֣לyach.Molhe spares

Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550

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

Meaning: to spare

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT Job 20:13 word 1

עָ֭לֶיהָ'A.lei.ha<on> it

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 20:13 word 2

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 20:13 word 3

יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya.'az.Ve.nahhe lets loose it

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800C

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

Meaning: to leave: release

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 23:5, Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800C; TAHOT Job 20:13 word 4

וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahand he withholds it

Lemma: מָנַע (ma.na) · Strong's: H4513

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

Meaning: to withhold

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 30:2, Numbers 22:16, Numbers 24:11, 1 Samuel 25:26, 1 Samuel 25:34, 2 Samuel 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4513; TAHOT Job 20:13 word 5

בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Job 20:13 word 6

חִכּֽוֹ\׃chi.Komouth his

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

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

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 29:10, Job 31:30, Job 33:2, Job 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Job 20:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

though he cannot bear	→	חָמַל H2550 to spare
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
to let it go	→	עָזַב H5800C to leave: release
and keeps	→	מָנַע H4513 to withhold
it in	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
his mouth	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate

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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