Job 9:23 Go deeper

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִם\־'i.mo.Sho-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 1

שׁ֭וֹטShota scourge

Lemma: שׁוֹט (shot) · Strong's: H7752

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

Meaning: whip

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 12:11, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:11, 2 Chronicles 10:14, Job 5:21, Proverbs 26:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7752; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 2

יָמִ֣יתya.Mitit kills

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

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

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 3

פִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'Omsuddenly

Lemma: פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) · Strong's: H6597

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: suddenly

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 12:4, Joshua 10:9, Joshua 11:7, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Job 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6597; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 4

לְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.Sat<to> [the] despair of

Lemma: מַסָּה (mas.sah) · Strong's: H4531A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: despair

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4531A; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 5

נְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.Yiminnocent [ones]

Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: innocent

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 6

יִלְעָֽג\׃yil.'Aghe mocks

Lemma: לָעַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3932

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

Meaning: to mock

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:1, Job 11:3, Job 21:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3932; TAHOT Job 9:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	אִם H0518A if
the scourge	→	שׁוֹט H7752 whip
brings sudden	→	פִּתְאֹם H6597 suddenly
death	→	מוּת H4191 to die
He mocks	→	לָעַג H3932 to mock
the despair	→	מַסָּה H4531A despair
of the innocent	→	נָקִי H5355A innocent

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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