Job 20:8 Go deeper

He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. (KJV)

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כַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.Lomlike a dream

Lemma: חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) · Strong's: H2472

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

Meaning: dream

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:11, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2472; TAHOT Job 20:8 word 1

יָ֭עוּףYa.'ufhe will fly away

Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A

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

Meaning: to fly

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Deuteronomy 4:17, 2 Samuel 22:11, Job 5:7, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 55:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT Job 20:8 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 20:8 word 3

יִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.hupeople will find him

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Job 20:8 word 4

וְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.Dadand he may be chased away

Lemma: נָדַד (na.dad) · Strong's: H5074

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHu3ms)

Meaning: to wander

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, 2 Samuel 23:6, Esther 6:1, Job 15:23, Job 18:18, Psalms 31:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5074; TAHOT Job 20:8 word 5

כְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.Yonlike a vision of

Lemma: חִזָּיוֹן (chiz.za.von) · Strong's: H2384

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

Meaning: vision

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:17, Job 4:13, Job 7:14, Job 33:15, Isaiah 22:1, Isaiah 22:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2384; TAHOT Job 20:8 word 6

לָֽיְלָה\׃La.ye.lah[the] night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Job 20:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He will fly away	→	עוּף H5774A to fly
like a dream	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
never	→	לֹא H3808 not
to be found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
he will be chased away	→	נָדַד H5074 to wander
like a vision	→	חִזָּיוֹן H2384 vision
in the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night

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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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