Job 42:5 Go deeper

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לְשֵֽׁמַע\־le.she.ma'-to [the] hearing of

Lemma: שֵׁ֫מַע (she.ma) · Strong's: H8088B

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

Meaning: report

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 29:13, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:15, Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Kings 10:1, 2 Chronicles 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8088B; TAHOT Job 42:5 word 1

אֹ֥זֶן'O.zen[the] ear

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Job 42:5 word 2

שְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָshe.ma'.Ti.khaI had heard of you

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

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

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Job 42:5 word 3

וְ֝עַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand now

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Job 42:5 word 4

עֵינִ֥י'ei.Nieye my

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 42:5 word 5

רָאָֽתְךָ\׃ra.'A.te.khait has seen you

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 42:5 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

My ears	→	שֵׁ֫מַע H8088B report
. . .	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
had heard of You	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
but now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
my eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
have seen You	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see

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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