Job 9:17 Go deeper
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For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. (KJV)
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אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[he] who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Job 9:17 word 1
בִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.Rahwith a storm
Lemma: שְׂעָרָה (se.a.rah) · Strong's: H8183
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: storm
Used 2 times. Also: Nahum 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8183; TAHOT Job 9:17 word 2
יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.nihe crushes me
Lemma: שׁוּף (shuph) · Strong's: H7779
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to bruise
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Psalms 139:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7779; TAHOT Job 9:17 word 3
וְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.Bahand he increases
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Job 9:17 word 4
פְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'Aiwounds my
Lemma: פֶּ֫צַע (pe.tsa) · Strong's: H6482
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: wound
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 21:25, Proverbs 20:30, Proverbs 23:29, Proverbs 27:6, Isaiah 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6482; TAHOT Job 9:17 word 5
חִנָּֽם\׃chi.Namwithout cause
Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: for nothing
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Job 9:17 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| He would crush me | → | שׁוּף H7779 to bruise |
| with a tempest | → | שְׂעָרָה H8183 storm |
| and multiply | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| my wounds | → | פֶּ֫צַע H6482 wound |
| without cause | → | חִנָּם H2600 for nothing |
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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