Job 4:8 Go deeper

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. (KJV)

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כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 1

רָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiI have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 2

חֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiplowers of

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

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

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 3

אָ֑וֶן'A.venwickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

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

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19, Job 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 4

וְזֹרְעֵ֖יve.zo.re.'Eiand sowers of

Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232

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

Meaning: to sow

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 5

עָמָ֣ל'a.Malmischief

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 6

יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ\׃yik.tze.Ru.huthey harvest it

Lemma: קָצַר (qa.tsar) · Strong's: H7114B

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

Meaning: to reap

Used 32 times. Also: Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Deuteronomy 24:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114B; TAHOT Job 4:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

As	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
I have observed	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
those who plow	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
iniquity	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness
and those who sow	→	זָרַע H2232 to sow
trouble	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
reap the same	→	קָצַר H7114B to reap

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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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