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When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 1

שָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiI lay down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

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

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 2

וְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiand I will say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 3

מָתַ֣יma.Taiwhen?

Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 4

אָ֭קוּם'A.kumwill I arise

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

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

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 5

וּמִדַּד\־u.mi.dad-and it will continue

Lemma: מָדַד (ma.dad) · Strong's: H4058

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to measure

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 16:18, Numbers 35:5, Deuteronomy 21:2, Ruth 3:15, 2 Samuel 8:2, 1 Kings 17:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4058; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 6

עָ֑רֶב'A.revevening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

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

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 7

וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiand I will be surfeited

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to satisfy

Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 8

נְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.Dimrestlessness<es>

Lemma: נְדוּד (na.dud) · Strong's: H5076

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: tossing

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5076; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 9

עֲדֵי\־'a.dei-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 10

נָֽשֶׁף\׃Na.sheftwilight

Lemma: נֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) · Strong's: H5399

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

Meaning: twilight

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:17, 2 Kings 7:5, 2 Kings 7:7, Job 3:9, Job 24:15, Psalms 119:147 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5399; TAHOT Job 7:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	אִם H0518A if
I lie down	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
I think	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
When	→	מָתַי H4970 how
will I get up	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
But the night	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
drags on	→	מָדַד H4058 to measure
and I toss and turn	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy
. . .	→	נְדוּד H5076 tossing
until	→	עַד H5704 till
dawn	→	נֶ֫שֶׁף H5399 twilight

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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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