Job 38:41 Go deeper
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Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. (KJV)
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מִ֤יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 1
יָכִ֥יןya.Khindoes he prepare
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to establish: prepare
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 2
לָעֹרֵ֗בla.'o.Revfor the raven
Lemma: עֹרֵב (o.rev) · Strong's: H6158
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: raven
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14, 1 Kings 17:4, 1 Kings 17:6, Psalms 147:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6158; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 3
צֵ֫יד֥וֹtzei.Dofood-supply its
Lemma: צַ֫יִד (tsa.yid) · Strong's: H6718B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: food
Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 9:5, Joshua 9:14, Nehemiah 13:15, Psalms 132:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6718B; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 4
כִּֽי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 5
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 6
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 38:41 word 7
יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּye.sha.Ve.'uthey will cry for help
Lemma: שָׁוַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7768
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to cry
Used 21 times. Also: Job 19:7, Job 24:12, Job 29:12, Job 30:20, Job 30:28, Job 35:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7768; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 8
יִ֝תְע֗וּyit.'Uthey will wander about
Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to go astray
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 9
לִבְלִי\־liv.li-for 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 38:41 word 10
אֹֽכֶל\׃'O.khelfood
Lemma: אֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) · Strong's: H0400
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0400; TAHOT Job 38:41 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| provides | → | כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare |
| food | → | צַ֫יִד H6718B food |
| for the raven | → | עֹרֵב H6158 raven |
| when | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| its young | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| cry out | → | שָׁוַע H7768 to cry |
| to | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| God | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| as they wander about | → | תָּעָה H8582 to go astray |
| for lack of | → | בְּלִי H1097 without |
| food | → | אֹ֫כֶל H0400 food |
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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