Job 31:20

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If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;	If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;	If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

If his loins^H2504 have not blessed^H1288 me, and if he were not warmed^H2552 with the fleece^H1488 of my sheep^H3532;

Original Hebrew

אִם־לֹא בֵרֲכוּנִי [חֲלָצֹו כ] (חֲלָצָיו ק) וּמִגֵּז כְּבָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	if
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
בֵרֲכ֣וּ/נִי	ve.ra.Khu./ni	H1288	HVpp3cp/Sp1cs	they blessed/ me
[חלצ/ו כ] (חֲלָצָ֑י/ו ק)	[châlâts כ] (cha.la.tzo/v ק)	H2504 כ	[HNcbdc/Sp3ms כ] (HNcfdc/Sp3ms ק)	(loins/ his ק)
וּ/מִ/גֵּ֥ז	u./mi./Gez	H1488	HC/R/Ncmsc	and/ from/ (the) fleece of
כְּ֝בָשַׂ/י	Ke.va.sa/i	H3532	HNcmpc/Sp1cs	lambs/ my
יִתְחַמָּֽם	yit.cha.Mam	H2552	HVti3ms	he warmed himself

Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).

Strong's References

H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
H1488 — גֵּז (gêz, gaze): from גַּזָז (gazâz) H1494; a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass; fleece, mowing, mown grass.
H2504 — חָלָץ (châlâts, khaw-lawts'): from חָלַץ (châlats) H2502 (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins (as the seat of vigor); loins, reins.
H2552 — חָמַם (châmam, khaw-mam'): a primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively); enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
H3532 — כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes, keh-bes'): from an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram (just old enough to butt); lamb, sheep.

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

H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
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.

Cross References

Related Topics

Torrey’s: AFFLICTED, DUTY TOWARD THE; BEASTS; LOVE TO MAN; SHEEP
Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES; BENEFICENCE; INTEGRITY; POOR; TEMPTATION

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