Job 41:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾAḥărāyw yāʾîr nāṯîḇ yaḥšōḇ təhôm ləśêḇāh

Grammar Details

*ʾAḥărāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him/behind him
*yāʾîr*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he causes to shine/makes light
*nāṯîḇ*: noun, masculine singular - path
*yaḥšōḇ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he regards/thinks
*təhôm*: noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss
*ləśêḇāh*: preposition with noun, feminine singular - for hoary/grey hair

Word Meanings

*ʾAḥărāyw*: after him/behind him
*yāʾîr*: he causes to shine/he illuminates/he makes light
*nāṯîḇ*: path/pathway/track
*yaḥšōḇ*: he regards/he thinks/he considers
*təhôm*: deep/abyss/depths
*ləśêḇāh*: for hoary hair/for grey hair/for old age

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Jer 5:3 : 3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Zech 7:12 : 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

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