Job 8:20 Go deeper

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man , neither will he help the evil doers: (KJV)

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הֶן\־hen-there!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 1

אֵ֭ל'elGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 3

יִמְאַס\־yim.'as-he rejects

Lemma: מָאַס (ma.as) · Strong's: H3988A

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

Meaning: to reject

Used 74 times. Also: Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:43, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 11:20, Numbers 14:31, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3988A; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 4

תָּ֑םTama blameless [person]

Lemma: תָּם (tam) · Strong's: H8535

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

Meaning: complete

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 25:27, Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Job 1:1, Job 1:8, Job 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8535; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 5

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 6

יַ֝חֲזִ֗יקya.cha.Zikhe takes hold

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to strengthen: hold

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 7

בְּיַד\־be.yad-on [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 8

מְרֵעִֽים\׃me.re.'Imevil-doers

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Job 8:20 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
God	→	אֵל H0410G God
does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
reject	→	מָאַס H3988A to reject
the blameless	→	תָּם H8535 complete
nor will He	→	לֹא H3808 not
strengthen	→	חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold
the hand	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
of evildoers	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil

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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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