Job 21:26 Go deeper

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. (KJV)

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יַ֭חַדYa.chadtogether

Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A

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

Meaning: unitedness

Used 43 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:5, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 1

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 2

עָפָ֣ר'a.Fardust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 3

יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuthey will lie

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

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

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 4

וְ֝רִמָּ֗הve.ri.Mahand a maggot

Lemma: רִמָּה (rim.mah) · Strong's: H7415

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: worm

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 16:24, Job 7:5, Job 17:14, Job 24:20, Job 25:6, Isaiah 14:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7415; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 5

תְּכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.Sehit will cover

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 6

עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemover them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 21:26 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

But together	→	יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness
they lie down	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
and worms	→	רִמָּה H7415 worm
cover them	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
[both]	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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