Job 41:23 Go deeper
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The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. (KJV)
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מַפְּלֵ֣יma.pe.Lei[the] hanging parts of
Lemma: מַפָּל (map.pal) · Strong's: H4651
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: refuse
Used 2 times. Also: Amos 8:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4651; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 1
בְשָׂר֣וֹve.sa.Roflesh its
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 2
דָבֵ֑קוּda.Ve.kuthey cling
Lemma: דָּבַק (da.vaq) · Strong's: H1692
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 34:3, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1692; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 3
יָצ֥וּקya.Tzukhard
Lemma: יָצַק (ya.tsaq) · Strong's: H3332H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to pour: cast metal
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 25:12, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:3, Exodus 37:13, Exodus 38:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3332H; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 4
עָ֝לָ֗יו'a.Lavto it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 5
בַּל\־bal-not
Lemma: בַּל (bal) · Strong's: H1077
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 68 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:15, Psalms 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1077; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 6
יִמּֽוֹט\׃yi.Motit is moved
Lemma: מוֹט (mot) · Strong's: H4131
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to shake
Used 37 times. Also: Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4131; TAHOT Job 41:23 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The folds | → | מַפָּל H4651 refuse |
| of his flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| are tightly joined | → | דָּבַק H1692 to cleave |
| they are firm | → | יָצַק H3332H to pour: cast metal |
| and immovable | → | בַּל H1077 not |
| . . . | → | מוֹט H4131 to shake |
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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