Job 33:22 Go deeper

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.Ravand it drew near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Job 33:22 word 1

לַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatto the pit

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845H

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

Meaning: pit: grave

Used 10 times. Also: Job 9:31, Job 17:14, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 94:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7845H; TAHOT Job 33:22 word 2

נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Shoself 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 33:22 word 3

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 33:22 word 4

לַֽמְמִתִֽים\׃La.mi.Timto <the> [those who] bring death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Job 33:22 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

He	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
draws near	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
to the Pit	→	שַׁ֫חַת H7845H pit: grave
and his life	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
to the messengers of death	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes