Job 29:25 Go deeper

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners. (KJV)

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אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharI chose

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 1

דַּרְכָּם֮dar.Kamway their

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

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

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 2

וְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.Shevso I may sit

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 3

רֹ֥אשׁrosh[as] chief

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

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

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 4

וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konso I may dwell

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 5

כְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhlike a king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 6

בַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.Dudamong the troop[s]

Lemma: גְּדוּד (ge.dud) · Strong's: H1416

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

Meaning: band

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:19, 1 Samuel 30:8, 1 Samuel 30:15, 1 Samuel 30:23, 2 Samuel 3:22, 2 Samuel 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1416; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 7

כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 8

אֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.Limmourners

Lemma: אָבֵל (a.vel) · Strong's: H0057

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: mourning

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Esther 6:12, Psalms 35:14, Isaiah 57:18, Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 61:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0057; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 9

יְנַחֵֽם\׃ye.na.Chemsomeone comforts

Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to be sorry: comfort

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 50:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5162G; TAHOT Job 29:25 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

I chose	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
their course	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
and presided	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
as chief	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
So I dwelt	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
as a king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
among his troops	→	גְּדוּד H1416 band
as a comforter	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
. . .	→	נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort
of the mourners	→	אָבֵל H0057 mourning

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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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