Job 24:14 Go deeper
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The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. (KJV)
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לָא֡וֹרla.'orto the light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 1
יָ֘ק֤וּםya.Kumhe rises
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 2
רוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.acha murderer
Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to murder
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 3
יִֽקְטָל\־yik.tol-he kills
Lemma: קָטַל (qa.tal) · Strong's: H6991
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to slay
Used 3 times. Also: Job 13:15, Psalms 139:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6991; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 4
עָנִ֥י'a.Ni[the] poor
Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: afflicted
Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 5
וְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.Yonand [the] needy
Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: needy
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 6
וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahand in the night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 7
יְהִ֣יye.Hihe is
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 8
כַגַּנָּֽב\׃kha.ga.Navlike <the> thief
Lemma: גַּנָּב (gan.nav) · Strong's: H1590
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thief
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 24:7, Job 30:5, Psalms 50:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1590; TAHOT Job 24:14 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When daylight [is gone] | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| the murderer | → | רָצַח H7523 to murder |
| rises | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| to kill | → | קָטַל H6991 to slay |
| the poor | → | עָנִי H6041 afflicted |
| and needy | → | אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy |
| in the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| he is | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like a thief | → | גַּנָּב H1590 thief |
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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