Job 29:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. | I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth. | And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I broke ! | וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה | VA-'a-sha-be-rah | H7665 | to breakשָׁבַר (sha.var) 1) to break, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench 1a2) to break, rupture (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked 1b2) to be broken, be crushed (fig) 1c) (Piel) to shatter, break 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered Aramaic equivalent: te.var (תְּבַר "to break" H8406) |
| [the] jaws of | מְתַלְּע֣וֹת | me-ta-le-'ot | H4973 | toothמַלְתָּעָה (mal.ta.ah) 1) tooth, great tooth 1a) teeth, incisors |
| [the] unrighteous | עַוָּ֑ל | 'a-VAL | H5767 | unjustעַוָּל (av.val) unjust one, perverse one, unrighteous one |
| and from teeth his | וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו | u-mish-shi-NAV | H8127G | toothשֵׁן (shen) : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock |
| I threw | אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ | 'ash-LIKH | H7993 | to throwשָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) 1) to throw, cast, hurl, fling 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down 1a2) to cast (lots) (fig) 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be thrown, be cast 1b2) to be cast forth or out 1b3) to be cast down 1b4) to be cast (metaph) |
| [the] prey | טָֽרֶף׃ | TA-ref | H2964 | preyטֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.