Job 33:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. | to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’ | Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he showed favor to him | וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ | vay-chun-NE-nu | H2603A | to entreatחַנּוֹת (chan.not) verb 1) (Qal) (TWOT) to intreat, to pity, be gracious n fem pl 2) (Qal) (CLBL) gracious |
| and he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai-YO-mer | 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) |
| deliver him | פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ | PE-da-'e-hu | H6308 | to deliverפָּדַע (pa.da) 1) (Qal) to deliver 1a) meaning uncertain |
| from going down | מֵרֶ֥דֶת | me-RE-det | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| [the] pit | שָׁ֗חַת | SHA-chat | H7845G | Pit: hellשַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) Pit, of hell Another name of she.ol (שְׁאוֹל "Sheol" H7585) This name means pit, grave |
| I have found | מָצָ֥אתִי | ma-TZA-ti | H4672 | to findמָצָא (ma.tsa) 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in … |
| a ransom | כֹֽפֶר׃ | KHO-fer | H3724A | ransomכֹּפֶר (ko.pher) price of a life, ransom, bribe |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.