Job 20:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him. | He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him. | He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper’s tongue shall slay him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] poison of | רֹאשׁ־ | rosh- | H7219 | poisonרֹאשׁ (rosh) gall, venom, bitter, poisonous |
| cobras | פְּתָנִ֥ים | pe-ta-NIM | H6620 | cobraפֶּ֫תֶן (pe.ten) 1) a snake, venomous serpent 1a) perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper |
| he sucks | יִינָ֑ק | yi-NAK | H3243G | to suckleיָנַק (ya.naq) 1) to suckle, nurse, suck 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to suck 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give suck to, nurse 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle) |
| it slays him | תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ | ta-har-GE-hu | H2026 | to killהָרַג (ha.rag) 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain |
| [the] tongue of | לְשׁ֣וֹן | le-SHON | H3956G | tongueלָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
| a viper | אֶפְעֶֽה׃ | 'ef-'EH | H0660 | viperאֶפְעֶה (eph.eh) a viper, snake |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.