Job 6:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; | But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow, | My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brothers my | אַ֭חַי | 'A-chai | H0251G | brother: male-siblingאָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
| they have acted treacherously | בָּגְד֣וּ | ba-ge-DU | H0898 | to act treacherouslyבָּגַד (ba.gad) 1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously 1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend |
| like | כְמוֹ־ | khe-mov- | H3644G | likeכְּמוֹ (ke.mo) adv 1) like, as, the like of which conj 2) when, according as, as it were |
| a wadi | נָ֑חַל | NA-chal | 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) |
| like a stream-bed of | כַּאֲפִ֖יק | ka-'a-FIK | H0650 | channelאָפִיק (a.phiq) 1) channel 2) ravine 3) of hollow bones (fig.) |
| wadis | נְחָלִ֣ים | ne-cha-LIM | 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) |
| [which] they pass away | יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ | ya-'a-VO-ru | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.