Job 24:21 Go deeper

He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. (KJV)

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רֹעֶ֣הro.'Eh[he] feeds on

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Job 24:21 word 1

עֲ֭קָרָה'A.ka.raha barren [woman]

Lemma: עָקָר (a.qar) · Strong's: H6135

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: barren

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:30, Genesis 25:21, Genesis 29:31, Exodus 23:26, Deuteronomy 7:14, Judges 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6135; TAHOT Job 24:21 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'[who] 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 24:21 word 3

תֵלֵ֑דte.Ledshe gives birth

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Job 24:21 word 4

וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הve.'al.ma.Nahand a widow

Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490

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

Meaning: widow

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 21:14, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Job 24:21 word 5

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 24:21 word 6

יְיֵטִֽיב\׃ye.ye.Tivhe does good to

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Job 24:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

They prey	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
on the barren	→	עָקָר H6135 barren
and childless	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
and show no	→	לֹא H3808 not
kindness	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
to the widow	→	אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow

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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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