Job 26:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

Transliteration

bĕrûḥô šāmayim šiprāh ḥôlălāh yādô nāḥāš bārîaḥ

Grammar Details

*bĕrûḥô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his breath/spirit
*šāmayim*: noun, masculine plural - heavens
*šiprāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - are fair/beautiful
*ḥôlălāh*: Polel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - pierced/wounded
*yādô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*nāḥāš*: noun, masculine singular - serpent
*bārîaḥ*: adjective, masculine singular - fleeing/gliding

Word Meanings

*rûḥô*: his breath/spirit/wind
*šiprāh*: made fair/beautified/made clear
*ḥôlălāh*: pierced/wounded/formed/brought forth
*nāḥāš*: serpent/snake
*bārîaḥ*: fleeing/gliding/twisting/bar (could refer to a constellation or mythical creature)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 27:1 : 1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Gen 1:2 : 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Ps 74:13-14 : 13 Thou didst divide{H8782)} the sea by thy strength: thou brakest{H8765)} the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest{H8765)} the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest{H8799)} him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Ps 104:30 : 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Ps 33:6-7 : 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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