Job 12:21 Go deeper

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. (KJV)

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שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.Fekh[he is] pouring

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pour: pour

Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 1

בּ֭וּזbuzcontempt

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0937

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: contempt

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:23, Job 12:5, Job 31:34, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 107:40, Psalms 119:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0937; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 3

נְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.Vimnoble [people]

Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: noble

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 21:18, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9, Psalms 83:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 4

וּמְזִ֖יחַu.me.Zi.achand [the] belt of

Lemma: מְזִיחַ (ma.zi.ach) · Strong's: H4206B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: belt

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4206B; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 5

אֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.Kimstrong people

Lemma: אָפִיק (a.phiq) · Strong's: H0650

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: channel

Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 6:15, Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 42:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0650; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 6

רִפָּֽה\׃ri.Pahhe loosens

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Job 12:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He pours out	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour
contempt	→	בּוּז H0937 contempt
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
nobles	→	נָדִיב H5081H noble
and disarms	→	מְזִיחַ H4206B belt
. . .	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
the mighty	→	אָפִיק H0650 channel

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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