Job 27:16 Go deeper

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 27:16 word 1

יִצְבֹּ֣רyitz.Borhe will heap up

Lemma: צָבַר (tsa.var) · Strong's: H6651

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to heap

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 8:14, Psalms 39:6, Habakkuk 1:10, Zechariah 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6651; TAHOT Job 27:16 word 2

כֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.Farlike <the> dust

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 27:16 word 3

כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Job 27:16 word 4

וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרve.kha.Cho.merand like <the> clay

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) · Strong's: H2563A

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

Meaning: clay

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 1:14, Job 4:19, Job 10:9, Job 13:12, Job 30:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2563A; TAHOT Job 27:16 word 5

יָכִ֥יןya.Khinhe will prepare

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A

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

Meaning: to establish: prepare

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Job 27:16 word 6

מַלְבּֽוּשׁ\׃mal.Bushclothing

Lemma: מַלְבּוּשׁ (mal.bush) · Strong's: H4403

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

Meaning: garment

Used 8 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:5, 2 Kings 10:22, 2 Chronicles 9:4, Isaiah 63:3, Ezekiel 16:13, Zephaniah 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4403; TAHOT Job 27:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Though	→	אִם H0518A if
he heaps up	→	צָבַר H6651 to heap
silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
like dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
and piles up	→	כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare
a wardrobe	→	מַלְבּוּשׁ H4403 garment
like clay	→	חֹ֫מֶר H2563A clay

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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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