Job 8:16 Go deeper
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He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. (KJV)
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רָטֹ֣בra.To[is] a fresh [plant]
Lemma: רָטֹב (ra.tov) · Strong's: H7373
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: fresh
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7373; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 1
ה֭וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 2
לִפְנֵי\־lif.nei-<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 3
שָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.mesh[the] sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 4
וְעַ֥לve.'Aland over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 5
גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.Togarden its
Lemma: גַּנָּה (gan.nah) · Strong's: H1593
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 12 times. Also: Numbers 24:6, Ecclesiastes 2:5, Isaiah 1:29, Isaiah 1:30, Isaiah 61:11, Isaiah 65:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1593; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 6
יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.Toyoung shoot[s] its
Lemma: יוֹנֶ֫קֶת (yo.ne.qet) · Strong's: H3127
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: shoot
Used 6 times. Also: Job 14:7, Job 15:30, Psalms 80:11, Ezekiel 17:22, Hosea 14:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3127; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 7
תֵצֵֽא\׃te.Tze'it goes out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to come out: issue
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Job 8:16 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is a well-watered plant | → | רָטֹב H7373 fresh |
| in | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the sunshine | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| spreading | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
| its shoots | → | יוֹנֶ֫קֶת H3127 shoot |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the garden | → | גַּנָּה H1593 garden |
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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