Job 28:19

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No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.	The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.	Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The topaz^H6357 of Ethiopia^H3568 shall not equal^H6186 it, neither shall it be valued^H5541 with pure^H2889 gold^H3800.

Original Hebrew

לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהֹור לֹא תְסֻלֶּה׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לֹֽא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
יַ֭עַרְכֶ/נָּה	Ya.'ar.khe./nah	H6186	HVqi3ms/Sp3fs	it will be comparable to/ it
פִּטְדַת	pit.dat-	H6357	HNcfsc	(the) topaz of
כּ֑וּשׁ	Kush	H3568	HNp	Cush
בְּ/כֶ֥תֶם	be./Khe.tem	H3800	HR/Ncmsa	in/ gold
טָ֝ה֗וֹר	ta.Hor	H2889	HAamsa	pure
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
תְסֻלֶּֽה	te.su.Leh	H5541	HVPi3fs	it will be paid

Strong's References

H2889 — טָהוֹר (ṭâhôwr, taw-hore'): or טָהֹר (ṭâhôr); from טָהֵר (ṭâhêr) H2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense); clean, fair, pure(-ness).
H3568 — כּוּשׁ (Kûwsh, koosh): probably of foreign origin; Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite; Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
H3800 — כֶּתֶם (kethem, keh'-them): from כָּתַם (kâtham) H3799; properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined); ((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
H5541 — סָלָה (çâlâh, saw-law'): a primitive root; to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn; tread down (under foot), value.
H6186 — עָרַךְ (ʻârak, aw-rak'): a primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications); put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
H6357 — פִּטְדָה (piṭdâh, pit-daw'): of foreign derivation; a gem, probably the topaz; topaz.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

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