Job 7:2 Go deeper

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: (KJV)

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כְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedlike a slave

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Job 7:2 word 1

יִשְׁאַף\־yish.'af-[who] he pants for

Lemma: שָׁאַף (sha.aph) · Strong's: H7602A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to long for

Used 8 times. Also: Job 5:5, Job 36:20, Psalms 119:131, Ecclesiastes 1:5, Isaiah 42:14, Jeremiah 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7602A; TAHOT Job 7:2 word 2

צֵ֑לTzelshade

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Job 7:2 word 3

וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.Khirand like a hired laborer

Lemma: שָׂכִיר (sa.khir) · Strong's: H7916

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: hired

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:45, Exodus 22:15, Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7916; TAHOT Job 7:2 word 4

יְקַוֶּ֥הye.ka.Veh[who] he longs for

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 17:13, Job 30:26, Psalms 25:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Job 7:2 word 5

פָעֳלֽוֹ\׃fo.'o.Lowage[s] his

Lemma: פֹּ֫עַל (po.al) · Strong's: H6467

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

Meaning: work

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 33:11, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 24:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6467; TAHOT Job 7:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Like a slave	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
he longs for	→	שָׁאַף H7602A to long for
shade	→	צֵל H6738 shadow
like a hireling	→	שָׂכִיר H7916 hired
he waits for	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
his wages	→	פֹּ֫עַל H6467 work

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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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