Job 27:16

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{ "verseID": "Job.27.16", "source": "אִם־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾim-yiṣbōr* *keʿāp̄ār* *kāsep̄* *wə-ḵaḥōmer* *yāḵîn* *malbûš*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-yiṣbōr*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if he heaps up", "*keʿāp̄ār*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like dust", "*kāsep̄*": "noun masculine singular - silver", "*wə-ḵaḥōmer*": "conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular - and like clay", "*yāḵîn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he prepares", "*malbûš*": "noun masculine singular - clothing/garment" }, "variants": { "*ṣāḇar*": "heap up/pile up", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*kesep̄*": "silver/money", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mortar/cement", "*kûn*": "establish/prepare/provide", "*malbûš*": "clothing/garment/attire" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃

Transliteration

ʾim-yiṣbōr keʿāp̄ār kāsep̄ wə-ḵaḥōmer yāḵîn malbûš

Grammar Details

• *ʾim-yiṣbōr*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if he heaps up
• *keʿāp̄ār*: preposition + noun masculine singular - like dust
• *kāsep̄*: noun masculine singular - silver
• *wə-ḵaḥōmer*: conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular - and like clay
• *yāḵîn*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he prepares
• *malbûš*: noun masculine singular - clothing/garment

Word Meanings

• *ṣāḇar*: heap up/pile up
• *ʿāp̄ār*: dust/dirt/earth
• *kesep̄*: silver/money
• *ḥōmer*: clay/mortar/cement
• *kûn*: establish/prepare/provide
• *malbûš*: clothing/garment/attire

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares clothing as the clay;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Though he heap up{H6651} silver{H3701} as the dust,{H6083} And prepare{H3559} raiment{H4403} as the clay;{H2563}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Though he heap up{H6651}{(H8799)} silver{H3701} as the dust{H6083}, and prepare{H3559}{(H8686)} raiment{H4403} as the clay{H2563};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Though he haue as moch money as the dust of the earth, & raymet as ready as the claye,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare clothing as the clay;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,

Referenced Verses

• Zech 9:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Zechariah.9.3", "source": "וַתִּ֥בֶן צֹ֛ר מָצ֖וֹר לָ֑הּ וַתִּצְבָּר־כֶּ֙סֶף֙ כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר וְחָר֖וּץ כְּטִ֥יט חוּצֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wa*-*tiḇen* *ṣōr* *māṣôr* to-her *wa*-*tiṣbār*-*keseḇ* like-*ʿāp̄ār* *wə*-*ḥārûṣ* like-*ṭîṭ* *ḥûṣôṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*tiḇen*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - built", "*ṣōr*": "proper noun, place name - Tyre", "*māṣôr*": "noun, masculine, singular - stronghold/fortress", "*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - for herself", "*wa*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*tiṣbār*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - heaped up/amassed", "*keseḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular - silver/money", "*kə*": "preposition - like/as", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust/earth/dirt", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥārûṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular - gold", "*kə*": "preposition - like/as", "*ṭîṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - mud/mire of", "*ḥûṣôṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural - streets/outside places" }, "variants": { "*māṣôr*": "stronghold/fortress/siege work/bulwark", "*tiṣbār*": "heaped up/amassed/gathered/piled", "*ḥārûṣ*": "gold/fine gold/precious metal", "*ṭîṭ*": "mud/mire/clay" } }
• Matt 6:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Matthew.6.19", "source": "Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν:", "text": "*Mē thēsaurizete* to you *thēsaurous* upon the *gēs*, where *sēs* and *brōsis aphanizei*, and where *kleptai dioryssousin* and *kleptousin*:", "grammar": { "*Mē thēsaurizete*": "negative particle + present active imperative, 2nd plural - do not store up", "*thēsaurous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - treasures", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*sēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - moth", "*brōsis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - rust/eating/corrosion", "*aphanizei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - destroys/consumes", "*kleptai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - thieves", "*dioryssousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - break through/dig through", "*kleptousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - steal" }, "variants": { "*thēsaurizete*": "store up/lay up/accumulate", "*thēsaurous*": "treasures/wealth/stored valuables", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground/soil", "*sēs*": "moth/cloth-eating insect", "*brōsis*": "rust/eating/corrosion/consumption", "*aphanizei*": "destroys/consumes/ruins", "*kleptai*": "thieves/robbers", "*dioryssousin*": "break through/dig through/burgle", "*kleptousin*": "steal/take secretly/pilfer" } }
• Jas 5:2 : 2 { "verseID": "James.5.2", "source": "Ὁ πλοῦτος ὑμῶν σέσηπεν, καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια ὑμῶν σητόβρωτα γέγονεν.", "text": "The *ploutos* of you *sesēpen*, and the *himatia* of you *sētobrōta gegonen*.", "grammar": { "*ploutos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - wealth/riches", "*sesēpen*": "perfect active, 3rd singular - has rotted/decayed", "*himatia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - garments/clothes", "*sētobrōta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - moth-eaten", "*gegonen*": "perfect active, 3rd singular - have become" }, "variants": { "*ploutos*": "wealth/riches/abundance", "*sesēpen*": "has rotted/decayed/putrefied (perfect tense indicating completed action with present results)", "*himatia*": "garments/clothes/robes (often outer garments)", "*sētobrōta*": "moth-eaten/consumed by moths" } }
• 1 Kgs 10:27 : 27 { "verseID": "1 Kings.10.27", "source": "וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּ֛סֶף בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת הָאֲרָזִ֗ים נָתַ֛ן כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה לָרֹֽב׃", "text": "*Wa-yiten* the *melek* *et*-the *kesef* in *Yerushalayim* like *avanim*; and *et* the *arazim* *natan* like the *shiqmim* which-in the *Shefelah* *larov*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yiten*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he made", "*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular - king", "*et*": "direct object marker", "*kesef*": "noun, masculine, singular - silver", "*Yerushalayim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*avanim*": "noun, feminine plural - stones", "*arazim*": "noun, masculine plural - cedars", "*natan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gave/made", "*shiqmim*": "noun, masculine plural - sycamore trees", "*Shefelah*": "proper noun - the lowland", "*larov*": "preposition lamed with noun, masculine, singular - in abundance" }, "variants": { "*yiten*": "made/gave/placed", "*natan*": "made/gave/placed", "*Shefelah*": "the lowland/the foothills/the plain", "*larov*": "in abundance/abundantly/in large quantity" } }
• Job 22:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Job.22.24", "source": "וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּבְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר׃", "text": "*wə-šît-ʿal-ʿāpār bāṣer û-bəṣûr nəḥālîm ʾôpîr*", "grammar": { "*wə-šît*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine singular - and place", "*ʿal-ʿāpār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on dust", "*bāṣer*": "noun, masculine singular - gold ore/precious metal", "*û-bəṣûr*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and among rock of", "*nəḥālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - streams/wadis", "*ʾôpîr*": "proper noun - Ophir" }, "variants": { "*šît*": "to put/place/set", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/earth/dirt", "*bāṣer*": "gold ore/precious metal", "*bəṣûr*": "rock/stone/cliff", "*nəḥālîm*": "streams/wadis/valleys", "*ʾôpîr*": "Ophir (place known for fine gold)" } }
• Hab 2:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.2.6", "source": "הֲלוֹא־אֵ֣לֶּה כֻלָּ֗ם עָלָיו֙ מָשָׁ֣ל יִשָּׂ֔אוּ וּמְלִיצָ֖ה חִיד֣וֹת ל֑וֹ וְיֹאמַ֗ר ה֚וֹי הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה לֹּא־ל֔וֹ עַד־מָתַ֕י וּמַכְבִּ֥יד עָלָ֖יו עַבְטִֽיט׃", "text": "Will not these all of them against him *māšāl yiśśāʾû* and *mĕlîṣâ ḥîdôt* for him? And it will say, '*hôy hammarbe* not to him! Until when? And *makbîd* upon him *ʿabṭîṭ*.'", "grammar": { "*māšāl*": "noun, masculine, singular - proverb/taunt/parable", "*yiśśāʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will lift up/take up", "*mĕlîṣâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - mocking poem/satire", "*ḥîdôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - riddles of", "*hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*hammarbe*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one increasing", "*makbîd*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - loading/making heavy", "*ʿabṭîṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - pledge/debt/thick clay" }, "variants": { "*māšāl*": "taunt/proverb/parable/riddle", "*mĕlîṣâ*": "mocking poem/satire/taunting riddle", "*ḥîdôt*": "riddles/enigmas/dark sayings", "*makbîd*": "making heavy/loading/burdening", "*ʿabṭîṭ*": "pledges/thick clay/debt" } }