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How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? (KJV)

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אַ֤ף\׀'afalso

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 1

שֹׁכְנֵ֬יsho.khe.Nei[those who] dwell of

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 2

בָֽתֵּי\־va.tei-houses of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 3

חֹ֗מֶרCho.merclay

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) · Strong's: H2563A

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

Meaning: clay

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 1:14, Job 10:9, Job 13:12, Job 27:16, Job 30:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2563A; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 4

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 5

בֶּעָפָ֥רbe.'a.Far[is] in the dust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 6

יְסוֹדָ֑םye.so.Damfoundation their

Lemma: יְסוֹד (ye.sod) · Strong's: H3247H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: foundation

Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30, Leviticus 4:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3247H; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 7

יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםye.da.ke.'Umpeople crush them

Lemma: דָּכָא (da.kah) · Strong's: H1792

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to crush

Used 18 times. Also: Job 5:4, Job 6:9, Job 19:2, Job 22:9, Job 34:25, Psalms 72:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1792; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 8

לִפְנֵי\־lif.nei-<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 9

עָֽשׁ\׃'Asha moth

Lemma: עָשׁ (ash) · Strong's: H6211A

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

Meaning: moth

Used 7 times. Also: Job 13:28, Job 27:18, Psalms 39:11, Isaiah 50:9, Isaiah 51:8, Hosea 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6211A; TAHOT Job 4:19 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

how much more	→	אַף H0637 also
those who dwell	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
in houses	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of clay	→	חֹ֫מֶר H2563A clay
whose	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
foundations	→	יְסוֹד H3247H foundation
are in the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
who can be crushed	→	דָּכָא H1792 to crush
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
like a moth	→	עָשׁ H6211A moth

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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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