Job 5:12 Go deeper

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. (KJV)

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מֵ֭פֵרMe.fer[who] frustrates

Lemma: פָּרַר (pa.rar) · Strong's: H6565A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to break

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 15:31, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6565A; TAHOT Job 5:12 word 1

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.Vot[the] plans of

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Job 5:12 word 2

עֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.Mimcrafty [people]

Lemma: עָרוּם (a.rum) · Strong's: H6175

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: prudent

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Job 15:5, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6175; TAHOT Job 5:12 word 3

וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 5:12 word 4

תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahthey will bring about

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Job 5:12 word 5

יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.Hemhands their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

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 5:12 word 6

תּוּשִׁיָּֽה\׃tu.shi.Yahsuccess

Lemma: תּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H8454

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 11 times. Also: Job 6:13, Job 11:6, Job 12:16, Job 26:3, Proverbs 2:7, Proverbs 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8454; TAHOT Job 5:12 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He thwarts	→	פָּרַר H6565A to break
the schemes	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot
of the crafty	→	עָרוּם H6175 prudent
so that their hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
find	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
success	→	תּוּשִׁיָּה H8454 wisdom

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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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