Job 31:10 Go deeper
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Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. (KJV)
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תִּטְחַ֣ןtit.Chanlet her grind
Lemma: טָחַן (ta.chan) · Strong's: H2912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to grind
Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Numbers 11:8, Deuteronomy 9:21, Judges 16:21, Ecclesiastes 12:3, Isaiah 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2912; TAHOT Job 31:10 word 1
לְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.Cherfor another
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Job 31:10 word 2
אִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.Tiwife my
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Job 31:10 word 3
וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָve.'a.Lei.haand over her
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 31:10 word 4
יִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'Unlet them bow down !
Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to bow
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Job 31:10 word 5
אֲחֵרִֽין\׃'a.che.Rinothers
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Job 31:10 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| then may my own wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| grind [grain] | → | טָחַן H2912 to grind |
| for another | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
| and may other men | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
| sleep | → | כָּרַע H3766 to bow |
| with her | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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