Job 40:4 Go deeper

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. (KJV)

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הֵ֣ןhenhere!

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 40:4 word 1

קַ֭לֹּתִיKa.lo.tiI am insignificant

Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043

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

Meaning: to lighten

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Job 40:4 word 2

מָ֣הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Job 40:4 word 3

אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ'a.shi.Ve.kawill I respond to you

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to return: reply

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Job 40:4 word 4

יָ֝דִ֗יya.Dihand my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

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 40:4 word 5

שַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiI put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

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

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Job 40:4 word 6

לְמוֹ\־le.mov-to

Lemma: לְמוֹ (le.mo) · Strong's: H3926

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 4 times. Also: Job 27:14, Job 29:21, Job 38:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3926; TAHOT Job 40:4 word 7

פִֽי\׃Fimouth my

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 40:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
I am insignificant	→	קָלַל H7043 to lighten
How	→	מָה H4100 what?
can I reply to You	→	שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply
I place	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
my hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
over	→	לְמוֹ H3926 upon
my 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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