Job 28:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּ בְנֵי־שָׁ֑חַץ לֹֽא־עָדָ֖ה עָלָ֣יו שָֽׁחַל׃

Transliteration

Not-hiḏrîḵûhû bənê-šāḥaṣ not-ʿāḏāh upon-it šāḥal

Grammar Details

*hiḏrîḵûhû*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they tread upon it
*bənê*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons of
*šāḥaṣ*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - pride/proud beast
*ʿāḏāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he passes/advances
*šāḥal*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - lion

Word Meanings

*hiḏrîḵûhû*: tread upon it/walk on it/march on it
*bənê*-*šāḥaṣ*: sons of pride/proud beasts/fierce animals
*ʿāḏāh*: passes over/advances/walks
*šāḥal*: lion/fierce beast

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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