Job 28:4
Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
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ASV
He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
KJV
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| פָּ֤רַץ | Pa.ratz | he breaks open | H6555 → |
| נַ֨חַל׀ | Na.chal | a shaft | H5158 → |
| מֵֽעִם־ | me.'im- | away from with | H5973 → |
| גָּ֗ר | Gar | a sojourner | H1481 → |
| הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים | ha.nish.ka.Chim | <the> forgotten | H7911 → |
| מִנִּי־ | mi.ni- | from | H4480 → |
| רָ֑גֶל | Ra.gel | foot | H7272 → |
| דַּ֖לּוּ | Da.lu | they hang down | H1809 → |
| מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ | me.'e.No.osh | away from humankind | H582 → |
| נָֽעוּ׃ | Na.'u | they swing | H5128 → |
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