Job 3:22

← Job 3:21	Job 3:22 (KJV)	Job 3:23 →
Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;	Which rejoice exceedingly, [and] are glad, when they can find the grave?	[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Which rejoice^H8056 exceedingly^H1524, and are glad^H7797, when they can find^H4672 the grave^H6913?

Original Hebrew

הַשְּׂמֵחִים אֱלֵי־גִיל יָשִׂישׂוּ כִּי יִמְצְאוּ־קָבֶר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
הַ/שְּׂמֵחִ֥ים	ha./se.me.Chim	H8055	HTd/Aampa	the/ joyful (people)
אֱלֵי	'e.lei-	H413	HR	to
גִ֑יל	Gil	H1524	HNcmsa	rejoicing
יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ	ya.Si.su	H7797	HVqi3mp	they exult
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	if
יִמְצְאוּ	yim.tze.'u-	H4672	HVqi3mp	they find
קָֽבֶר	Ka.ver	H6913	HNcmsa	(the) grave

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1524 — גִּיל (gîyl, gheel): from גִּיל; a revolution (of time, i.e. an age); also joy; [idiom] exceedingly, gladness, [idiom] greatly, joy, rejoice(-ing), sort.
H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
H6913 — קֶבֶר (qeber, keh'-ber): or (feminine) קִבְרָה; from קָבַר; a sepulchre; burying place, grave, sepulchre.
H7797 — שׂוּשׂ (sûws, soos): or שִׂישׂ; a primitive root; to be bright, i.e. cheerful; be glad, [idiom] greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
H8056 — שָׂמֵחַ (sâmêach, saw-may'-akh): from שָׂמַח; blithe or gleeful; (be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
H8055 — שָׂמַח (sâmach, saw-makh'): a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (1): Job 6:10

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