Job 40:23 Go deeper

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הֵ֤ןhenthere!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 1

יַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.Shokit is violent

Lemma: עָשַׁק (a.shaq) · Strong's: H6231

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to oppress

Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6231; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 2

נָ֭הָרNa.hor[the] river

Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H

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

Meaning: river

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 3

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 4

יַחְפּ֑וֹזyach.Pozit is alarmed

Lemma: חָפַז (cha.phaz) · Strong's: H2648

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to hurry

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:3, 1 Samuel 23:26, 2 Samuel 4:4, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 48:5, Psalms 104:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2648; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 5

יִבְטַ֓ח\׀yiv.Tachit is confident

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 7

יָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achit bursts forth

Lemma: גִּיחַ (gi.ach) · Strong's: H1518

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to burst/come out

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 20:33, Job 38:8, Psalms 22:9, Ezekiel 32:2, Micah 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1518; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 8

יַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.Den[the] Jordan

Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jordan

Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 9

אֶל\־'el-to

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 40:23 word 10

פִּֽיהוּ\׃Pi.humouth its

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 40:23 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Though	→	הֵן H2005 look!
the river	→	נָהָר H5104H river
rages	→	עָשַׁק H6231 to oppress
Behemoth is unafraid	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	חָפַז H2648 to hurry
he remains secure	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
though	→	כִּי H3588A for
the Jordan	→	יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan
surges	→	גִּיחַ H1518 to burst/come out
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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