Job 4:12 Go deeper

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. (KJV)

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וְ֭אֵלַיVe.'e.laiand to me

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 4:12 word 1

דָּבָ֣רda.Vara word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Job 4:12 word 2

יְגֻנָּ֑בye.gu.Navit was brought secretly

Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to steal

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Job 4:12 word 3

וַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.Kachand it received

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: recieve

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Job 4:12 word 4

אָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.Niear my

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Job 4:12 word 5

שֵׁ֣מֶץShe.metza whisper

Lemma: שֵׁ֫מֶץ (she.mets) · Strong's: H8102

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

Meaning: whisper

Used 2 times. Also: Job 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8102; TAHOT Job 4:12 word 6

מֶֽנְהֽוּ\׃Men.Huof it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Job 4:12 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Now a word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
came to me	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
secretly	→	גָּנַב H1589 to steal
my ears	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
caught	→	לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve
a whisper	→	שֵׁ֫מֶץ H8102 whisper
of it	→	מִן־ H4480A from

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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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