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My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope. (KJV)
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יָמַ֣יya.Maidays my
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Job 7:6 word 1
קַ֭לּוּKa.luthey have been swift
Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to lighten
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Job 7:6 word 2
מִנִּי\־mi.ni-more than
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Job 7:6 word 3
אָ֑רֶג'A.rega weaver's shuttle
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶג (e.reg) · Strong's: H0708
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: shuttle
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0708; TAHOT Job 7:6 word 4
וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.Luand they have come to an end
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to end: finish
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT Job 7:6 word 5
בְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.feswith not
Lemma: אֶ֫פֶס (e.phes) · Strong's: H0657A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 13:28, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 23:13, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 32:36, Deuteronomy 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0657A; TAHOT Job 7:6 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| are swifter | → | קָלַל H7043 to lighten |
| than | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| a weaver’s shuttle | → | אֶ֫רֶג H0708 shuttle |
| they come to an end | → | כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish |
| without | → | אֶ֫פֶס H0657A end |
| hope | → | תִּקְוָה H8615B hope |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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