Job 30:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They are driven forth from the midst [of men]; They cry after them as after a thief;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב

Transliteration

From gêw they yəḡōrāšû, they yārîʿû upon them like the gannāḇ

Grammar Details

*min-gêw*: preposition with noun, masculine singular - from midst/community
*yəḡōrāšû*: verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are driven out
*yārîʿû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shout/cry out
*ʿălêmô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - upon them
*ka-gannāḇ*: preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like the thief

Word Meanings

*gêw*: midst/community/society
*yəḡōrāšû*: are driven out/expelled/banished
*yārîʿû*: shout after/cry out/raise an alarm
*gannāḇ*: thief/stealer/robber

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Dan 4:25 : 25 that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Dan 4:32-33 : 32 and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].
Gen 4:12-14 : 12 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.
Ps 109:10 : 10 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek [their bread] out of their desolate places.

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