Job 9:7 Go deeper

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. (KJV)

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הָאֹמֵ֣רha.'o.Merthe [one who] speaks

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Job 9:7 word 1

לַ֭חֶרֶסLa.che.resto the sun

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶס (che.res) · Strong's: H2775A

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

Meaning: sun

Used 2 times. Also: Judges 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2775A; TAHOT Job 9:7 word 2

וְלֹ֣אve.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 9:7 word 3

יִזְרָ֑חyiz.Rachit shines

Lemma: זָרַח (za.rach) · Strong's: H2224

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

Meaning: to rise

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 32:31, Exodus 22:3, Deuteronomy 33:2, Judges 9:33, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2224; TAHOT Job 9:7 word 4

וּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'Adand behind

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Job 9:7 word 5

כּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.Vim[the] stars

Lemma: כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) · Strong's: H3556

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: star

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 32:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3556; TAHOT Job 9:7 word 6

יַחְתֹּֽם\׃yach.Tomhe puts a seal

Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856

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

Meaning: to seal

Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT Job 9:7 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He commands	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the sun	→	חֶ֫רֶס H2775A sun
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to shine	→	זָרַח H2224 to rise
He seals off	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
. . .	→	חָתַם H2856 to seal
the stars	→	כּוֹכָב H3556 star

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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