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And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֤ה\׀ve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 1
לֹ֘אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 2
רָ֤אוּRa.'upeople see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 3
א֗וֹר'ora light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 4
בָּהִ֣ירba.Hir[is] brilliant
Lemma: בָּהִיר (ba.hir) · Strong's: H0925
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bright
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0925; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 5
ה֭וּאhu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 6
בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםba.she.cha.Kimin the clouds
Lemma: שַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) · Strong's: H7834
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28, Job 37:18, Job 38:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7834; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 7
וְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achand [the] wind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 8
עָ֝בְרָ֗ה'a.ve.Rahit has passed by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 9
וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם\׃Va.te.ta.ha.Remand it has cleansed them
Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)
Meaning: be pure
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Job 37:21 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| no one | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| can gaze | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| at the sun | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| [when] it [is] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| bright | → | בָּהִיר H0925 bright |
| in the skies | → | שַׁ֫חַק H7834 cloud |
| after the wind | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| has swept them | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| clean | → | טָהֵר H2891 be pure |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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