Job 36:12 Go deeper
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But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and 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 36:12 word 1
לֹ֣אlo'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 36:12 word 2
יִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uthey will hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Job 36:12 word 3
בְּשֶׁ֣לַחbe.She.lachby a 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 33:18, Song of Solomon 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7973; TAHOT Job 36:12 word 4
יַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruthey will pass away
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 36:12 word 5
וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'Uand they may expire
Lemma: גָּוַע (ga.va) · Strong's: H1478
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: to die
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1478; TAHOT Job 36:12 word 6
כִּבְלִי\־kiv.li-like not
Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: without
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Job 36:12 word 7
דָֽעַת\׃Da.'atknowledge
Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Job 36:12 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| they do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| obey | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| then they perish | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| by the sword | → | שֶׁ֫לַח H7973 missile |
| and die | → | גָּוַע H1478 to die |
| without | → | בְּלִי H1097 without |
| knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
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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