Job 5:13 Go deeper

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹכֵ֣דlo.Khed[who] catches

Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to capture

Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Job 5:13 word 1

חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Job 5:13 word 2

בְּעָרְמָ֑םbe.'a.re.Mamwhen are crafty they

Lemma: עָרֹם (a.ram) · Strong's: H6191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: be shrewd

Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 23:22, Psalms 83:3, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 19:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6191; TAHOT Job 5:13 word 3

וַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.Tzatand [the] counsel of

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

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

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Job 5:13 word 4

נִפְתָּלִ֣יםnif.ta.Limtortuous [people]

Lemma: פָּתַל (pa.tal) · Strong's: H6617

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to twist

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 30:8, 2 Samuel 22:27, Psalms 18:26, Proverbs 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6617; TAHOT Job 5:13 word 5

נִמְהָֽרָה\׃nim.Ha.rahit is hasty

Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: to hasten

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Job 5:13 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He catches	→	לָכַד H3920 to capture
the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
in their craftiness	→	עָרֹם H6191 be shrewd
and sweeps away	→	מָהַר H4116A to hasten
the plans	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
of the cunning	→	פָּתַל H6617 to twist

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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