Job 31:9 Go deeper
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If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door; (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 31:9 word 1
נִפְתָּ֣הnif.Tahit has been deceived
Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601B
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to entice
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 11:16, Judges 14:15, Judges 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6601B; TAHOT Job 31:9 word 2
לִ֭בִּיLi.biheart my
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Job 31:9 word 3
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 31:9 word 4
אִשָּׁ֑ה'i.Shaha woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Job 31:9 word 5
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and at
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 31:9 word 6
פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] doorway of
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Job 31:9 word 7
רֵעִ֣יre.'Ineighbor my
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Job 31:9 word 8
אָרָֽבְתִּי\׃'a.Ra.ve.tiI have lain in wait
Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to ambush
Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Job 31:9 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 |
| my heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| has been enticed | → | פָּתָה H6601B to entice |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| my neighbor’s | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| or I have lurked | → | אָרַב H0693 to ambush |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his door | → | פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance |
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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