Job 31:30 Go deeper

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. (KJV)

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וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 31:30 word 1

נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiI have permitted

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to give: allow

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:7, Exodus 3:19, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:23, Leviticus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414K; TAHOT Job 31:30 word 2

לַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'to sin

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Job 31:30 word 3

חִכִּ֑יchi.Kipalate my

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

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

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 20:13, Job 29:10, Job 33:2, Job 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Job 31:30 word 4

לִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'Olby asking for

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Job 31:30 word 5

בְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.Lahby a curse

Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0423

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

Meaning: oath

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 26:28, Leviticus 5:1, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0423; TAHOT Job 31:30 word 6

נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Job 31:30 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I have not	→	לֹא H3808 not
allowed	→	נָתַן H5414K to give: allow
my mouth	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate
to sin	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
by asking for	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
his life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
with a curse	→	אָלָה H0423 oath

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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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