Job 18:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? | Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight? | Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And are become unclean in your sight? |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| why? | מַ֭דּוּעַ | MA-du-a' | H4069 | why?מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) why?, on what account?, wherefore? |
| are we regarded | נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ | nech-SHAV-nu | H2803J | to devise: designחָשַׁב (cha.shav) : design/skillful 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to think, account 1a2) to plan, devise, mean 1a3) to charge, impute, reckon 1a4) to esteem, value, regard 1a5) to invent 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed 1b2) to be computed, be reckoned 1b3) to be imputed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of 1c2) to think to do, devise, plan 1c3) to count, reckon 1d) (Hithpael) to be considered |
| like the cattle | כַבְּהֵמָ֑ה | kha-be-he-MAH | H0929 | animalבְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts |
| are we considered stupid? | נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ | nit-MI-nu | H2933 | to defileטָמָה (ta.mah) 1) (Niphal) to be stopped up 1a) to be regarded as unclean (metaplastic) |
| in view your | בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | be-'ei-nei-KHEM | H5869H | No entry |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.