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Job 29:16
| ← Job 29:15 | Job 29:16 (KJV) | Job 29:17 → |
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I was eyes to the blind, and feet [was] I to the lame.
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I [was] a father to the poor: and the cause [which] I knew not I searched out.
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And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
I was a fatherH1 to the poorH34: and the causeH7379 which I knewH3045 not I searched outH2713.
Original Hebrew
אָב אָנֹכִי לָאֶבְיֹונִים וְרִב לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵהוּ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אָ֣ב |
'av | H1 | HNcmsa | (was) a father |
אָ֭נֹכִֽי |
'A.no.khi | H595 | HPp1cs | I |
לָֽ/אֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים |
la./'ev.yo.Nim | H34 | HRd/Aampa | to the/ needy (people) |
וְ/רִ֖ב |
ve./Riv | H7379 | HC/Ncbsa | and/ a case at law of |
לֹא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | (the one whom) not |
יָדַ֣עְתִּי |
ya.Da'.ti | H3045 | HVqp1cs | I knew |
אֶחְקְרֵֽ/הוּ |
'ech.ke.Re./hu | H2713 | HVqi1cs/Sp3ms | I investigated/ it |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
- H34 — אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn, eb-yone'): from אָבָה, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute; beggar, needy, poor (man).
- H2713 — חָקַר (châqar, khaw-kar'): a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately; find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.
- H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
- H7379 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רִב; from רִיב; a contest (personal or legal); [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H595 — אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy, aw-no-kee'): sometimes, aw-no'-kee; a primitive pronoun; I; I, me, [idiom] which.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a father — Esther 2:7, Job 31:18, Psalms 68:5, Ephesians 5:1, James 1:27
- the cause — Exodus 18:26, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:8-10, 1 Kings 3:16-28, Proverbs 25:2, Proverbs 29:7
Reciprocal references (13): Genesis 39:19, Genesis 45:8, Exodus 18:21, Judges 17:10, 2 Samuel 14:8, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 10:16, Psalms 82:4, Proverbs 18:13, Proverbs 24:25, Proverbs 31:9, Ezekiel 18:17, Luke 14:13
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS
- Nave’s: BENEFICENCE, POOR
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