Job 40:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־ב֭וּל הָרִ֣ים יִשְׂאוּ־ל֑וֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

kî-bûl hārîm yiśʾû-lô wə-kol-ḥayyat ha-śśādeh yəśaḥăqû-šām

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for, because, that
*bûl*: noun, masculine singular - produce, yield
*hārîm*: noun, masculine plural - mountains, hills
*yiśʾû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they bear/bring
*lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him, for him
*wə-kol*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all of
*ḥayyat*: noun, feminine singular construct - beast(s) of
*ha-śśādeh*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the field
*yəśaḥăqû*: piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they play
*šām*: adverb - there

Word Meanings

*bûl*: produce, yield, increase
*hārîm*: mountains, hills, high places
*yiśʾû*: to bear, carry, bring, lift up
*ḥayyat*: living thing, animal, beast
*śādeh*: field, land, territory, country
*yəśaḥăqû*: to laugh, play, mock, sport

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:14 : 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Ps 104:26 : 26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Ps 147:8-9 : 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Job 40:15 : 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

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