Job 36:26 Go deeper

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. (KJV)

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הֶן\־hen-there!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 1

אֵ֣ל'elGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 2

שַׂ֭גִּיאSa.gi'[is] exalted

Lemma: שַׂגִּיא (sag.gi) · Strong's: H7689

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: great

Used 2 times. Also: Job 37:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7689; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 3

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 36:26 word 4

נֵדָ֑עne.Da'we know [him]

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 5

מִסְפַּ֖רmis.Par[the] number of

Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: number

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 6

שָׁנָ֣יוsha.Navyears his

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 7

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 36:26 word 8

חֵֽקֶר\׃Che.kerinquiry

Lemma: חֵ֫קֶר (che.qer) · Strong's: H2714

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

Meaning: search

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:16, Job 5:9, Job 8:8, Job 9:10, Job 11:7, Job 34:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2714; TAHOT Job 36:26 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Indeed	→	הֵן H2005 look!
God [is]	→	אֵל H0410G God
great	→	שַׂגִּיא H7689 great
beyond	→	לֹא H3808 not
our knowledge	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the number	→	מִסְפָּר H4557 number
of His years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
is unsearchable	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	חֵ֫קֶר H2714 search

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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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