Job 20:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. | He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. | He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may not | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| he look | יֵ֥רֶא | YE-re' | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| on streams | בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת | vif-la-GOT | H6390 | streamפְּלַגָּה (pe.lag.gah) 1) stream, division, river 1a) stream 1b) divisions, sections |
| rivers of | נַהֲרֵ֥י | na-ha-REI | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
| torrents of | נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י | na-cha-LEI | H5158A | torrent: riverנַ֫חַל (na.chal) : river/bed 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) Also means: na.chal (נַ֫חַל ": valley" H5158N) |
| honey | דְּבַ֣שׁ | de-VASH | H1706 | honeyדְּבַשׁ (de.vash) honey |
| and curds | וְחֶמְאָֽה׃ | ve-chem-'AH | H2529A | curdחֶמְאָה (chem.ah) curd, butter |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.