Job 9:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. | For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause. | For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [he] who | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a-SHER- | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| with a storm | בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה | bis-'a-RAH | H8183 | stormשְׂעָרָה (se.a.rah) storm |
| he crushes me | יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי | ye-shu-FE-ni | H7779 | to bruiseשׁוּף (shuph) 1) to bruise, crush, gape upon, desire?, seize?, strike out? 1a) (Qal) to fall upon, bruise |
| and he increases | וְהִרְבָּ֖ה | ve-hir-BAH | H7235A | to multiplyרָבָה (ra.vah) 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236) |
| wounds my | פְצָעַ֣י | fe-tza-'AI | H6482 | woundפֶּ֫צַע (pe.tsa) bruise, wound |
| without cause | חִנָּֽם׃ | chi-NAM | H2600 | for nothingחִנָּם (chin.nam) 1) freely, for nothing, without cause 1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing 1b) for no purpose, in vain 1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.