Job 3:23 Go deeper

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? (KJV)

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לְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verto a man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 1

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 2

דַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

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

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 3

נִסְתָּ֑רָהnis.Ta.rahit is hidden

Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: to hide

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 4

וַיָּ֖סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhand he has made inaccessible

Lemma: סוּךְ (sukh) · Strong's: H5526A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to fence

Used 2 times. Also: Job 38:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5526A; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 5

אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433

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

Meaning: god

Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 6

בַּעֲדֽוֹ\׃ba.'a.Dobehind him

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Job 3:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Why is life given to a man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
whose	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
is hidden	→	סָתַר H5641 to hide
whom God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
. . .	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
has hedged in	→	סוּךְ H5526A to fence

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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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