Job 5:3 Go deeper

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. (KJV)

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אֲֽנִי\־'ani-I

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Job 5:3 word 1

רָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiI have seen

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

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

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 5:3 word 2

אֱוִ֣יל'e.Vila fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Job 5:3 word 3

מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.Rishtaking root

Lemma: שָׁרַשׁ (sha.rash) · Strong's: H8327

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

Meaning: to uproot

Used 8 times. Also: Job 31:8, Job 31:12, Psalms 52:5, Psalms 80:9, Isaiah 27:6, Isaiah 40:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8327; TAHOT Job 5:3 word 4

וָאֶקּ֖וֹבva.'e.Kovand I cursed

Lemma: קָבַב (qa.vav) · Strong's: H6895

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to curse

Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 22:11, Numbers 22:17, Numbers 23:8, Numbers 23:11, Numbers 23:13, Numbers 23:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6895; TAHOT Job 5:3 word 5

נָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huhabitation his

Lemma: נָוֶה (na.veh) · Strong's: H5116A

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

Meaning: pasture

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 15:13, 2 Samuel 7:8, 2 Samuel 15:25, 1 Chronicles 17:7, Job 5:24, Job 8:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5116A; TAHOT Job 5:3 word 6

פִתְאֹֽם\׃fit.'Omsuddenly

Lemma: פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) · Strong's: H6597

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: suddenly

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 12:4, Joshua 10:9, Joshua 11:7, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Job 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6597; TAHOT Job 5:3 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
a fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
taking root	→	שָׁרַשׁ H8327 to uproot
but suddenly	→	פִּתְאֹם H6597 suddenly
his house	→	נָוֶה H5116A pasture
was cursed	→	קָבַב H6895 to curse

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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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