Job 29:13 Go deeper
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The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. (KJV)
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בִּרְכַּ֣תbir.Kat[the] blessing of
Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: blessing
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Job 29:13 word 1
אֹ֭בֵד'O.ved[one] about to perish
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Job 29:13 word 2
עָלַ֣י'a.Laion me
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 29:13 word 3
תָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'it came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Job 29:13 word 4
וְלֵ֖בve.Levand [the] heart of
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Job 29:13 word 5
אַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.Naha widow
Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: widow
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 21:14, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Job 29:13 word 6
אַרְנִֽן\׃'ar.NinI made sing for joy
Lemma: רָנַן (ra.nan) · Strong's: H7442B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to sing
Used 52 times. Also: Leviticus 9:24, Deuteronomy 32:43, 1 Chronicles 16:33, Job 38:7, Psalms 5:11, Psalms 20:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7442B; TAHOT Job 29:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The dying man | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| blessed me | → | בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing |
| and I made the widow’s | → | אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow |
| heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| sing for joy | → | רָנַן H7442B to sing |
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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