Job 3:20 Go deeper

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; (KJV)

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לָ֤מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 1

יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tendoes someone give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 2

לְעָמֵ֣לle.'a.Melto a sufferer

Lemma: עָמֵל (a.mel) · Strong's: H6001A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: labour(er)

Used 4 times. Also: Judges 5:26, Job 20:22, Proverbs 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6001A; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 3

א֑וֹר'orlight

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 4

וְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.Yimand life

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 5

לְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reito [people] bitter of

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 6

נָֽפֶשׁ\׃Na.feshsoul

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Job 3:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
is light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
given	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to the miserable	→	עָמֵל H6001A labour(er)
and life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
to the bitter	→	מַר H4751 bitter
of soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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