Job 28:19 Go deeper
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The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. (KJV)
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לֹֽא\־lo'-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 28:19 word 1
יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהYa.'ar.khe.nahit will be comparable to it
Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to arrange
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT Job 28:19 word 2
פִּטְדַת\־pit.dat-<the> topaz of
Lemma: פִּטְדָה (pit.dah) · Strong's: H6357
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: topaz
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 28:17, Exodus 39:10, Ezekiel 28:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6357; TAHOT Job 28:19 word 3
כּ֑וּשׁKushCush
Lemma: כּוּשׁ (kush) · Strong's: H3568A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Cush
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 2:13, 2 Kings 19:9, Esther 1:1, Esther 8:9, Psalms 68:31, Psalms 87:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3568A; TAHOT Job 28:19 word 4
בְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temin gold
Lemma: כֶּ֫תֶם (ke.tem) · Strong's: H3800
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 9 times. Also: Job 28:16, Job 31:24, Psalms 45:9, Proverbs 25:12, Song of Solomon 5:11, Isaiah 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3800; TAHOT Job 28:19 word 5
טָ֝ה֗וֹרta.Horpure
Lemma: טָהוֹר (ta.hor) · Strong's: H2889
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pure
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 7:2, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 8:20, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2889; TAHOT Job 28:19 word 6
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 28:19 word 7
תְסֻלֶּֽה\׃\ \פte.su.Lehit will be paid
Lemma: סָלָה (sa.lah) · Strong's: H5541B
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPi3fs)
Meaning: to weigh
Used 2 times. Also: Job 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5541B; TAHOT Job 28:19 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Topaz | → | פִּטְדָה H6357 topaz |
| from Cush | → | כּוּשׁ H3568A Cush |
| cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| compare to it | → | עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange |
| nor can it | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be valued | → | סָלָה H5541B to weigh |
| in pure | → | טָהוֹר H2889 pure |
| gold | → | כֶּ֫תֶם H3800 gold |
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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