Job 4:20 Go deeper

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it . (KJV)

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מִבֹּ֣קֶרmi.Bo.kerfrom morning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

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

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Job 4:20 word 1

לָעֶ֣רֶבla.'E.revto <the> evening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

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

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Job 4:20 word 2

יֻכַּ֑תּוּyu.Ka.tuthey are crushed to pieces

Lemma: כָּתַת (ka.tat) · Strong's: H3807

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVHi3mp)

Meaning: to crush

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 22:24, Numbers 14:45, Deuteronomy 1:44, Deuteronomy 9:21, 2 Kings 18:4, 2 Chronicles 15:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3807; TAHOT Job 4:20 word 3

מִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.Libecause not

Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097

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

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 4:20 word 4

מֵ֝שִׂ֗יםme.Sim[one who] sets

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760K

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to set: consider

Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:46, Judges 19:30, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 25:25, 2 Samuel 13:33, 2 Samuel 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760K; TAHOT Job 4:20 word 5

לָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuity

Lemma: נֵ֫צַח (ne.tsach) · Strong's: H5331

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

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 43 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 2:26, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Job 14:20, Job 20:7, Job 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5331; TAHOT Job 4:20 word 6

יֹאבֵֽדוּ\׃yo.Ve.duthey perish

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Job 4:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

They are smashed to pieces	→	כָּתַת H3807 to crush
from dawn	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
to dusk	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
unnoticed	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
. . .	→	שׂוּם H7760K to set: consider
they perish	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
forever	→	נֵ֫צַח H5331 perpetuity

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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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