Job 23:13 Go deeper
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But he is in one mind , and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. (KJV)
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וְה֣וּאve.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 23:13 word 1
בְ֭אֶחָדVe.'e.chod[is] <in> one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Job 23:13 word 2
וּמִ֣יu.Miand who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Job 23:13 word 3
יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuwill he turn back him
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to return: turn back
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Job 23:13 word 4
וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.Shoand [that which] self his
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: myself
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Job 23:13 word 5
אִוְּתָ֣ה'i.ve.Tahit has desired
Lemma: אָוָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H0183
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpp3fs)
Meaning: to desire
Used 22 times. Also: Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:34, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, 1 Samuel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0183; TAHOT Job 23:13 word 6
וַיָּֽעַשׂ\׃vai.Ya.'asand he has done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Job 23:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But He is unchangeable | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| . . . | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| and who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| can oppose Him | → | שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back |
| He does | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| what He | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself |
| desires | → | אָוָה H0183 to desire |
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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