Job 33:18 Go deeper

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. (KJV)

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יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.Sokhhe will keep back

Lemma: חָשַׂךְ (cha.sakh) · Strong's: H2820

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to withhold

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 39:9, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2820; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 1

נַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 2

מִנִּי\־mi.ni-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 3

שָׁ֑חַתSha.chat[the] pit

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845G

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

Meaning: Pit: hell

Used 13 times. Also: Job 33:24, Job 33:28, Job 33:30, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 30:9, Psalms 49:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7845G; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 4

וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.Toand life his

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

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

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 5

מֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.Vorfrom passing away

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

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

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 6

בַּשָּֽׁלַח\׃ba.Sha.lachby <the> missile

Lemma: שֶׁ֫לַח (she.lach) · Strong's: H7973

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

Meaning: missile

Used 8 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 23:10, 2 Chronicles 32:5, Nehemiah 4:17, Nehemiah 4:23, Job 36:12, Song of Solomon 4:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7973; TAHOT Job 33:18 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

to preserve	→	חָשַׂךְ H2820 to withhold
his soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the Pit	→	שַׁ֫חַת H7845G Pit: hell
and his life	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
from perishing	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
by the sword	→	שֶׁ֫לַח H7973 missile

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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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