Job 20:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃

Transliteration

yibraḥ mi- nēšeq barzel taḥlĕpēhû qešet nĕḥûšāh

Grammar Details

*yibraḥ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flees
*mi-*: preposition - from
*nēšeq*: noun, masculine singular construct - weapon
*barzel*: noun, masculine singular - iron
*taḥlĕpēhû*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it pierces him
*qešet*: noun, feminine singular construct - bow
*nĕḥûšāh*: noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper

Word Meanings

*yibraḥ*: flees/runs away/escapes
*nēšeq*: weapon/armament/equipment
*barzel*: iron/metal
*taḥlĕpēhû*: pierces him/strikes him through/passes through him
*qešet*: bow/archer's weapon
*nĕḥûšāh*: bronze/copper/brass

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 24:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
2 Sam 22:35 : 35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
1 Kgs 20:30 : 30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
Prov 7:23 : 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Jer 48:43-44 : 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

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