Job 26:7 Go deeper

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. (KJV)

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נֹטֶ֣הno.Teh[he] stretches out

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

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

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 1

צָפ֣וֹןtza.Fon[the] north

Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G

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

Meaning: north

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 2

עַל\־'al-over

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 26:7 word 3

תֹּ֑הוּTo.huemptiness

Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414

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

Meaning: formlessness

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Psalms 107:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 4

תֹּ֥לֶהTo.leh[he] hangs

Lemma: תָּלָה (ta.lah) · Strong's: H8518

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

Meaning: to hang

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Deuteronomy 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:23, Joshua 8:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8518; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 5

אֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 6

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 26:7 word 7

בְּלִי\־be.li-not

Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097

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

Meaning: without

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 8

מָֽה\׃Mahwhatever

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Job 26:7 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

He stretches out	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
the north	→	צָפוֹן H6828G north
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
empty space	→	תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness
He hangs	→	תָּלָה H8518 to hang
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
upon	→	עַל H5921A upon
nothing	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
. . .	→	מָה H4100 what?

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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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