Job 31:21 Go deeper

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 1

הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiI brandished

Lemma: נוּף (nuph) · Strong's: H5130B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)

Meaning: to wave

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 35:22, Leviticus 7:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5130B; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

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 31:21 word 3

יָת֣וֹםya.Toma fatherless one

Lemma: יָתוֹם (ya.tom) · Strong's: H3490

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

Meaning: orphan

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3490; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 4

יָדִ֑יya.Dihand my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

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

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 5

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 6

אֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhI saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 7

בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arin the gate

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 8

עֶזְרָתִֽי\׃'ez.ra.Tihelp my

Lemma: עֶזְרָה (ez.rah) · Strong's: H5833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: help

Used 26 times. Also: Judges 5:23, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Job 6:13, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 27:9, Psalms 35:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5833; TAHOT Job 31:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

if	→	אִם H0518A if
I have lifted	→	נוּף H5130B to wave
up my hand	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
against	→	עַל H5921A upon
the fatherless	→	יָתוֹם H3490 orphan
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
I saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that I had support	→	עֶזְרָה H5833 help
in the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate

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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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