Job 21:22 Go deeper
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Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. (KJV)
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הַלְאֵ֥לhal.'El¿ to God
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 21:22 word 1
יְלַמֶּד\־ye.la.med-will anyone teach
Lemma: לָמַד (la.mad) · Strong's: H3925G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to learn: teach
Used 62 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 5:31, Deuteronomy 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3925G; TAHOT Job 21:22 word 2
דָּ֑עַתDa.'atknowledge
Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Job 21:22 word 3
וְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Job 21:22 word 4
רָמִ֥יםra.Mimexalted [ones]
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Job 21:22 word 5
יִשְׁפּֽוֹט\׃yish.Pothe judges
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Job 21:22 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Can anyone teach | → | לָמַד H3925G to learn: teach |
| knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
| to God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| since He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| judges | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| those on high | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
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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