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Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. (KJV)
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הִ֭נֵּהHi.nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Job 4:3 word 1
יִסַּ֣רְתָּyi.Sar.tayou have instructed
Lemma: יָסַר (ya.sar) · Strong's: H3256
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to discipline
Used 43 times. Also: Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:28, Deuteronomy 4:36, Deuteronomy 8:5, Deuteronomy 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3256; TAHOT Job 4:3 word 2
רַבִּ֑יםra.Bimmany [people]
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Job 4:3 word 3
וְיָדַ֖יִםve.ya.Da.yimand hands
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Job 4:3 word 4
רָפ֣וֹתra.Fotslack
Lemma: רָפֶה (ra.pheh) · Strong's: H7504
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: weak
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 13:18, 2 Samuel 17:2, Isaiah 35:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7504; TAHOT Job 4:3 word 5
תְּחַזֵּֽק\׃te.cha.Zekyou strengthened
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Job 4:3 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Surely | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| you have instructed | → | יָסַר H3256 to discipline |
| many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| and have strengthened | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| their feeble | → | רָפֶה H7504 weak |
| hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
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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