Job 20:15 Go deeper

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. (KJV)

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חַ֣יִלCha.yilwealth

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428H

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

Meaning: strength: rich

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17, Deuteronomy 8:18, Deuteronomy 33:11, 1 Samuel 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428H; TAHOT Job 20:15 word 1

בָּ֭לַעBa.la'he swallows

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Job 20:15 word 2

וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuand he has vomited up it

Lemma: קִיא (qo) · Strong's: H6958

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to vomit

Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 18:25, Leviticus 18:28, Leviticus 20:22, Proverbs 23:8, Proverbs 25:16, Jonah 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6958; TAHOT Job 20:15 word 3

מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.Nofrom belly his

Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: belly: abdomen

Used 16 times. Also: Judges 3:21, Judges 3:22, Job 15:2, Job 20:20, Job 20:23, Job 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0990G; TAHOT Job 20:15 word 4

יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuhe drives out it

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H

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

Meaning: to possess: take

Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Job 20:15 word 5

אֵֽל\׃'ElGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Job 20:15 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He swallows	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
wealth	→	חַ֫יִל H2428H strength: rich
but vomits it out	→	קִיא H6958 to vomit
God	→	אֵל H0410G God
will force it	→	יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take
from his stomach	→	בֶּ֫טֶן H0990G belly: abdomen

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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