Job 21:13 Go deeper
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They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. (KJV)
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בַטּ֣וֹבva.Tovin the good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Job 21:13 word 1
יְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.Hemdays their
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Job 21:13 word 2
וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'and in a moment
Lemma: רֶ֫גַע (re.ga) · Strong's: H7281
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: moment
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 33:5, Numbers 16:21, Numbers 16:45, Ezra 9:8, Job 7:18, Job 20:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7281; TAHOT Job 21:13 word 3
שְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Job 21:13 word 4
יֵחָֽתּוּ\׃ye.Cha.tuthey descend
Lemma: נָחֵת (na.chat) · Strong's: H5181
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to descend
Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 22:35, Job 17:16, Psalms 18:34, Psalms 38:2, Psalms 65:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5181; TAHOT Job 21:13 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They spend | → | בָּלָה H1086 to become old |
| their days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| in prosperity | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| and go down | → | נָחֵת H5181 to descend |
| to Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| in peace | → | רֶ֫גַע H7281 moment |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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