Job 40:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִכְר֣וּ עָ֭לָיו חַבָּרִ֑ים יֶ֝חֱצ֗וּהוּ בֵּ֣ין כְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃

Transliteration

yikrû ʿālāyw ḥabbārîm yeḥĕṣûhû bên kənaʿănîm

Grammar Details

• *yikrû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will dig/bargain
• *ʿālāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - over him
• *ḥabbārîm*: noun, masculine plural - companions, partners
• *yeḥĕṣûhû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they will divide him
• *bên*: preposition - between, among
• *kənaʿănîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Canaanites, merchants

Word Meanings

• *yikrû*: to dig, excavate, bargain, trade
• *ḥabbārîm*: companions, associates, partners, friends
• *yeḥĕṣûhû*: to divide, distribute, share
• *kənaʿănîm*: Canaanites, merchants, traders