Job 42:6 Go deeper

Wherefore I abhor myself , and repent in dust and ashes. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עַל\־'al-there-

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 42:6 word 1

כֵּ֭ןken-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Job 42:6 word 2

אֶמְאַ֣ס'em.'AsI reject

Lemma: מָאַס (ma.as) · Strong's: H3988A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to reject

Used 74 times. Also: Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:43, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 11:20, Numbers 14:31, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3988A; TAHOT Job 42:6 word 3

וְנִחַ֑מְתִּיve.ni.Cham.tiand I repent

Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNq1cs)

Meaning: to be sorry: relent

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 6:7, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 23:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5162H; TAHOT Job 42:6 word 4

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 42:6 word 5

עָפָ֥ר'a.Fardust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Job 42:6 word 6

וָאֵֽפֶר\׃\ \פva.'E.ferand ash[es]

Lemma: אֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) · Strong's: H0665

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

Meaning: ashes

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:10, 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1, Esther 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0665; TAHOT Job 42:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
I despise [myself]	→	מָאַס H3988A to reject
and I repent	→	נָחַם H5162H to be sorry: relent
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
and ashes	→	אֵ֫פֶר H0665 ashes

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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