Job 39:17 Go deeper
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Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 39:17 word 1
הִשָּׁ֣הּhi.Shahhe has made forget it
Lemma: נָשָׁה (na.shah) · Strong's: H5382
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to forget
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Job 11:6, Isaiah 44:21, Jeremiah 23:39, Lamentations 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5382; TAHOT Job 39:17 word 2
אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: god
Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 39:17 word 3
חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahwisdom
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Job 39:17 word 4
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 39:17 word 5
חָ֥לַקCha.lakhe gave a share
Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to divide
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 49:7, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 26:53, Numbers 26:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2505A; TAHOT Job 39:17 word 6
בַּבִּינָֽה\׃ba.bi.Nahin <the> understanding
Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: understanding
Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Job 39:17 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| God | → | אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god |
| has deprived her | → | נָשָׁה H5382 to forget |
| of wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| He has not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| endowed | → | חָלַק H2505A to divide |
| her | → | |
| with understanding | → | בִּינָה H0998 understanding |
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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