Job 16:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. | I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust. | I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sackcloth | שַׂ֣ק | sak | H8242 | sackclothשַׂק (saq) 1) mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking 1a) sack (for grain) 1b) sackcloth 1b1) worn in mourning or humiliation 1b2) same material spread out to lie on |
| I have sewed | תָּ֭פַרְתִּי | TA-far-ti | H8609 | to sewתָּפַר (ta.phar) 1) to sew together 1a) (Qal) to sew, sew together 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to sew 1b2) sewing (participle) |
| over | עֲלֵ֣י | 'a-LEI | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| skin my | גִלְדִּ֑י | gil-DI | H1539 | skinגֶּ֫לֶד (ge.led) skin (human) |
| and I have inserted | וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי | ve-'o-LAL-ti | H5953D | to thrustעָלַל (a.lal) (Poel) to insert, thrust, thrust in, thrust upon |
| in the dust | בֶעָפָ֣ר | ve-'a-FAR | H6083 | dustעָפָר (a.phar) 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore |
| horn my | קַרְנִֽי׃ | kar-NI | H7161A | hornקֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill Aramaic equivalent: qe.ren (קֶ֫רֶן "horn" H7162) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.