Job 21:28
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked? | For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’ | For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| you say | תֹֽאמְר֗וּ | to-me-RU | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| where? | אַיֵּ֥ה | 'ai-YEH | H0346 | where?אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) 1) where? 1a) of persons, things 1b) rhetorical |
| [is the] house of | בֵית־ | veit- | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| a noble [person] | נָדִ֑יב | na-DIV | H5081H | noble: willingנָדִיב (na.div) : willing n m 1) noble one adj 2) inclined, willing, noble, generous 1a) incited, inclined, willing 1b) noble, princely (in rank) 1c) noble (in mind and character) Also means: na.div (נָדִיב ": noble" H5081H) § A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Sng.6.12 |
| and where? | וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה | ve-'ai-YEH | H0346 | where?אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) 1) where? 1a) of persons, things 1b) rhetorical |
| [is the] tent of | אֹ֤הֶל׀ | 'O-hel | H0168G | tentאֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) : tent 1) tent 1a) nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience 1b) dwelling, home, habitation 1c) the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle) Also means: o.hel (אֹ֫הֶל ": home" H0168H) |
| [the] dwelling places of | מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת | mish-ke-NOT | H4908 | habitationמִשְׁכַּן (mish.kan) abode (of God) Aramaic of mish.kan (מִשְׁכָּן "tabernacle" H4908) |
| wicked [people] | רְשָׁעִֽים׃ | re-sha-'IM | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.