Job 38:17 Go deeper

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? (KJV)

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הֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.Lu¿ have they been revealed

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to reveal: reveal

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 35:7, Deuteronomy 29:29, Ruth 4:4, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Samuel 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540H; TAHOT Job 38:17 word 1

שַׁעֲרֵי\־sha.'a.rei-[the] gates of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Job 38:17 word 2

מָ֑וֶתMa.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Job 38:17 word 3

וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.Reiand [the] gates of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Job 38:17 word 4

צַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetdeep darkness

Lemma: צַלְמָ֫וֶת (tsal.ma.vet) · Strong's: H6757

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 18 times. Also: Job 3:5, Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 12:22, Job 16:16, Job 24:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6757; TAHOT Job 38:17 word 5

תִּרְאֶֽה\׃tir.'Ehhave you seen?

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Job 38:17 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Have the gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
of death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
been revealed	→	גָּלָה H1540H to reveal: reveal
to you	→
Have you seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
of the shadow of death	→	צַלְמָ֫וֶת H6757 shadow

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

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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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