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Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. (KJV)
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הֵ֤ןhenthere!
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 1
לֹ֣אlo'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 21:16 word 2
בְיָדָ֣םve.ya.Dam[is] in own hand their
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 3
טוּבָ֑םtu.Vamprosperity their
Lemma: טוּב (tuv) · Strong's: H2898
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: goodness
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, Genesis 45:23, Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2898; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 4
עֲצַ֥ת'a.Tzat[the] counsel of
Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: counsel
Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 5
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 6
רָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahit is far
Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to remove
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 23:7, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 7
מֶֽנִּי\׃Me.nifrom me
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Job 21:16 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Still | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| their prosperity [is] | → | טוּב H2898 goodness |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| in their own hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| so I stay far | → | רָחַק H7368 to remove |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| from the counsel | → | עֵצָה H6098 counsel |
| of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
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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