Job 18:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּים

Transliteration

yōʾḥēz bəʿāqēḇ pāḥ yaḥăzēq ʿālāyw ṣammîm

Grammar Details

*yōʾḥēz*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will seize
*bəʿāqēḇ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - by the heel
*pāḥ*: noun, masculine singular - trap/snare
*yaḥăzēq*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will strengthen/prevail
*ʿālāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him
*ṣammîm*: noun, masculine plural - robbers/traps

Word Meanings

*yōʾḥēz*: will seize/grasp/take hold
*bəʿāqēḇ*: by the heel/foot
*pāḥ*: trap/snare/bird net
*yaḥăzēq*: will strengthen/prevail/overpower
*ʿālāyw*: upon him/against him
*ṣammîm*: robbers/traps/nooses/hunters

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 1:15 : 15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 1:17 : 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 5:5 : 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Isa 8:14-15 : 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

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