Job 40:24 Go deeper

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.Navby eyes its

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Job 40:24 word 1

יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuwill anyone take? it

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Job 40:24 word 2

בְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.Shimwith snares

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Job 40:24 word 3

יִנְקָב\־yin.kov-will anyone pierce?

Lemma: נָקַב (na.qav) · Strong's: H5344A

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

Meaning: to pierce

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 30:28, Leviticus 24:11, Numbers 1:17, 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 18:21, 1 Chronicles 12:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5344A; TAHOT Job 40:24 word 4

אָֽף\׃'Afa nose

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639H

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

Meaning: face: nose

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 24:47, Exodus 15:8, Numbers 11:20, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639H; TAHOT Job 40:24 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Can anyone capture him	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
as he looks on	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
or pierce	→	נָקַב H5344A to pierce
his nose	→	אַף H0639H face: nose
with a snare	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare

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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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