Job 40:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

טָמְנֵ֣ם בֶּעָפָ֣ר יָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃

Transliteration

ṭāmnēm be-ʿāpār yāḥad pənêhem ḥăbōš ba-ṭṭāmûn

Grammar Details

*ṭāmnēm*: qal imperative, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - hide them
*be-ʿāpār*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in dust
*yāḥad*: adverb - together, alike, all at once
*pənêhem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their faces
*ḥăbōš*: qal imperative, masculine singular - bind
*ba-ṭṭāmûn*: preposition + definite article + qal passive participle, masculine singular - in the hidden place

Word Meanings

*ṭāmnēm*: to hide, conceal, bury
*ʿāpār*: dust, earth, soil, powder
*yāḥad*: together, unitedly, at once
*pənêhem*: face, presence, person
*ḥăbōš*: to bind, bind up, restrain, saddle
*ṭāmûn*: hidden thing, secret place, something concealed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 2:10 : 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.
John 11:44 : 44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Esth 7:8 : 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Job 14:13 : 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Job 36:13 : 13 But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
Ps 49:14 : 14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

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