Job 28:5 Go deeper

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. (KJV)

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אֶ֗רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 1

מִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahfrom it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 2

יֵֽצֵא\־ye.tze'-it comes forth

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M

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

Meaning: to come out: produce

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 3

לָ֑חֶםLa.chemfood

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 4

וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haand under it

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

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

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 5

נֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.Pakhit is turned over

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 6

כְּמוֹ\־ke.mov-like

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 7

אֵֽשׁ\׃'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Job 28:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
may come	→	יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
but from below	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
it is transformed	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
as	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like
by fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire

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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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