Job 33:16 Go deeper
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Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, (KJV)
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אָ֣ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Job 33:16 word 1
יִ֭גְלֶהYig.lehhe will uncover
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to reveal: uncover
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Job 33:16 word 2
אֹ֣זֶן'O.zen[the] ear of
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: ear
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Job 33:16 word 3
אֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.Shimpeople
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Job 33:16 word 4
וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣םu.ve.Mo.sa.Ramand with discipline their
Lemma: מֹסָר (mo.sar) · Strong's: H4561
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: discipline
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4561; TAHOT Job 33:16 word 5
יַחְתֹּֽם\׃yach.Tomhe will seal
Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to seal
Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT Job 33:16 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He opens | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| their ears | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear |
| . . . | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| and terrifies them | → | חָתַם H2856 to seal |
| with warnings | → | מֹסָר H4561 discipline |
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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