Job 27:4 Go deeper

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 1

תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahthey will speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVpi3fp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 2

שְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.Tailips my

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 3

עַוְלָ֑ה'av.Lahinjustice

Lemma: עַוְלָה (av.lah) · Strong's: H5766B

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

Meaning: injustice

Used 31 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:34, 2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 5:16, Job 6:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5766B; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 4

וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.Niand tongue my

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 5

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 6

יֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.Gehit will utter

Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897

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

Meaning: to mutter

Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30, Psalms 38:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 7

רְמִיָּֽה\׃re.mi.Yahdeceit

Lemma: רְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) · Strong's: H7423A

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

Meaning: deceit

Used 10 times. Also: Job 13:7, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 78:57, Psalms 101:7, Psalms 120:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7423A; TAHOT Job 27:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

my lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
will not	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
wickedness	→	עַוְלָה H5766B injustice
and my tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
will not	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
utter	→	הָגָה H1897 to mutter
deceit	→	רְמִיָּה H7423A deceit

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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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