Job 38:31 Go deeper

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (KJV)

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הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁרHat.ka.sher¿ will you bind on

Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to conspire

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 1

מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹתma.'a.da.Not[the] bonds of

Lemma: מַעֲדַנּוֹת (ma.a.dan.nah) · Strong's: H4575

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: bond

Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4575; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 2

כִּימָ֑הki.MahPleiades

Lemma: כִּימָה (ki.mah) · Strong's: H3598

Parsing: Noun · Title · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNtfsa)

Meaning: Pleiades

Used 3 times. Also: Job 9:9, Amos 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3598; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 3

אֽוֹ\־'ov-or?

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 4

מֹשְׁכ֖וֹתmo.she.Khot[the] chains of

Lemma: מֹשֶׁכֶת (mo.she.khah) · Strong's: H4189

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: cord

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4189; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 5

כְּסִ֣ילke.SilOrion

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3685G

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Orion

Used 3 times. Also: Job 9:9, Amos 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3685G; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 6

תְּפַתֵּֽחַ\׃te.fa.Te.achwill you loosen

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Job 38:31 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Can you bind	→	קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire
the chains	→	מַעֲדַנּוֹת H4575 bond
of the Pleiades	→	כִּימָה H3598 Pleiades
or	→	אוֹ H0176A or
loosen	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
the belt	→	מֹשֶׁכֶת H4189 cord
of Orion	→	כְּסִיל H3685G Orion

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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