Job 3:18 Go deeper

There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. (KJV)

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יַ֭חַדYa.chadtogether

Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A

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

Meaning: unitedness

Used 43 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:5, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT Job 3:18 word 1

אֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.Rimprisoners

Lemma: אָסִיר (a.sir) · Strong's: H0615

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: prisoner

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 39:22, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 69:33, Psalms 102:20, Psalms 107:10, Isaiah 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0615; TAHOT Job 3:18 word 2

שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuthey are at ease

Lemma: שָׁאַן (sha.an) · Strong's: H7599

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to rest

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 1:33, Jeremiah 30:10, Jeremiah 46:27, Jeremiah 48:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7599; TAHOT Job 3:18 word 3

לֹ֥אlo'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 3:18 word 4

שָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'Uthey hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Job 3:18 word 5

ק֣וֹלKol[the] voice of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Job 3:18 word 6

נֹגֵֽשׂ\׃no.Gesa taskmaster

Lemma: נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) · Strong's: H5065

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to oppress

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5065; TAHOT Job 3:18 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The captives	→	אָסִיר H0615 prisoner
enjoy	→	יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness
their ease	→	שָׁאַן H7599 to rest
they do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
hear	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
the voice	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
of the oppressor	→	נָגַשׂ H5065 to oppress

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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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