Job 8:8 Go deeper

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 1

שְׁאַל\־she.'al-ask

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 2

נָ֭אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 3

לְדֹ֣רle.Dorof a generation

Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755

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

Meaning: generation

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 4

רִישׁ֑וֹןri.Shonformer

Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223H

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAomsa)

Meaning: first: previous

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Leviticus 26:45, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7223H; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 5

וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.Nenand give attention

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559K

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to establish: right

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 8:26, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 19:3, Judges 12:6, 1 Samuel 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559K; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 6

לְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerto [the] searching of

Lemma: חֵ֫קֶר (che.qer) · Strong's: H2714

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

Meaning: search

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:16, Job 5:9, Job 9:10, Job 11:7, Job 34:24, Job 36:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2714; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 7

אֲבוֹתָֽם\׃'a.vo.Tamancestors their

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Job 8:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Please	→	נָא H4994 please
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
inquire	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
of past	→	רִאשׁוֹן H7223H first: previous
generations	→	דּוֹר H1755 generation
and consider	→	כּוּן H3559K to establish: right
the discoveries	→	חֵ֫קֶר H2714 search
of their fathers	→	אָב H0001G father

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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