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Job 40:14 — Word Study

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WLCוְגַם־ אֲנִ֥י אוֹדֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־ תוֹשִׁ֖עַ לְךָ֣ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

BSAThengam Iʼănîy [even I, personally] will confess to youyâdâh [give thanks, praise] thatkîy your own right handyâmîyn [personal, inherent, strength, ability] can saveyâshaʻ [deliver, rescue]

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Job 40:14quick helps
In a sentenceJob acknowledges that only God’s own strength can save Him.
Who is speakingJob, responding to God’s challenge.
Where we areIn a dialogue where God questions Job about his understanding of creation.
The hard wordאוֹדֶךָּ
Take awayJob recognizes the limits of human power.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectאֲנִי verbיָשַׁע The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Deep Study — Job 40:14

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Context — God's Challenge to Jobgenerated

13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

Job 40:14 occurs in a section where God speaks to Job, challenging him to consider the wonders of creation and his own limitations. Job's response reflects his understanding of God's sovereignty and the futility of human strength compared to divine power. This dialogue highlights the theme of humility before God's greatness and the recognition of His ability to save.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Psalm 44:3–6For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
2Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
3Romans 5:6For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
4Ephesians 2:4–9But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word אוֹדֶךָּ, 'o.De.kagenerated

The verb יָדָה (yadah) means 'to give thanks' or 'to praise', originally implying the act of throwing or casting. In this context, it expresses Job's intention to acknowledge God's power and to offer thanks, emphasizing a personal confession.

The use of the first-person pronoun אֲנִי (aniy) adds emphasis to Job's statement, indicating a personal commitment to recognize God's strength. This personal touch underscores the sincerity of his acknowledgment.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The translations agree that Job expresses a personal confession of praise to God, emphasizing His saving power.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb is אוֹדֶךָּ, I will praise you, which governs the entire clause. The structure indicates Job's personal commitment to acknowledge God's power, followed by a clause that explains the reason for this praise.

The sentence is structured with a main clause and a subordinate clause that elaborates on the subject of Job's confession, highlighting the relationship between Job's recognition of God's strength and the act of praise.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates אוֹדֶךָּ as ὁμολογήσω, which means 'I will confess.' This choice reflects a direct acknowledgment of God's power, aligning closely with Job's intent to express gratitude and recognition of divine strength.

This translation choice emphasizes the act of confession, indicating a deeper understanding of the relationship between Job and God, as well as the importance of acknowledging God's role in salvation.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 40:14 shows Job acknowledging that only God's own strength can save him. He expresses a personal commitment to praise God for His ability to deliver, recognizing the limits of human power.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does Job mean by 'your own right hand can save you'?

Job is recognizing that only God's inherent strength and ability can bring salvation or deliverance.

Why does Job emphasize 'I will confess'?

This emphasizes Job's personal acknowledgment of God's power and his commitment to praise Him for it.

How does this verse reflect Job's understanding of God's nature?

Job's statement reveals his recognition of God's sovereignty and the futility of relying on human strength.

What is the significance of Job's confession in this context?

It highlights the theme of humility before God and the importance of recognizing His saving power in contrast to human limitations.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I seen God's strength at work in my life?
  2. How can I, like Job, acknowledge my limitations and rely on God's power?
  3. What does it mean for me to confess God's saving ability in my daily life?
  4. How can I express gratitude for God's deliverance in my own experiences?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Early commentators, such as Gregory the Dialogist, have interpreted this verse to highlight God's sovereignty and the acknowledgment of His power in salvation.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XXXII c. 540–604
And I will confess that thy right hand can save thee. 14. As if He were openly saying, If thou art able to do these terrible things, which I Myself have displayed, I attribute to thee, and not to Myself, all the good things thou hast done.
Early Church Fathers on Job 40 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 40:14 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. Confess - rather extol: 'I also,' who now censure thee, 'will extol thee, because thine own hand saves thee,' without requiring my help.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

i.e. That thou art mine equal, and mayst venture to contend with me. But since thou canst do none of these things, it behoves thee to submit to me, and to acquiesce in my dealings with thee.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 40:14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.Ver. 14. Then will I also confess unto thee, &c.] Or, I will give praise unto thee, as thou by right shouldest do to me; not for my goodness only, but for my greatness and majesty also, in destroying the wicked. See David doing it, Psalms 18:27, and Moses, Exodus 15:1, and the whole choir of heaven, Revelation 19:1-2. And that thine own right hand can save thee] That thou art self sufficient, and my peer; strong enough to maintain thine own cause, and that thou hast some show of reason to withstand me, Et ego quoque praedicabo te heroa (Tig.). This is that which we all naturally, but foolishly, fancy, viz.…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 14. Thine own right hand can save thee.] It is the prerogative of God alone to save the human soul. Nothing less than unlimited power, exerted under the direction and impulse of unbounded mercy, can save a sinner. This is most clearly asserted in this speech of Jehovah: When thou canst extend an arm like God, i.e., an uncontrollable power - when thou canst arm thyself with the lightning of heaven, and thunder with a voice like God - when thou canst deck thyself with the ineffable glory, beauty, and splendour of the supreme majesty of Jehovah - when thou canst dispense thy judgments over all the earth, to abase the proud, and tread down the wicked - when thou canst as having the keys…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

14. The verse reads, Then will I also praise thee, That thine own right hand can save thee. If Job will shew himself worthy of that place to which he aspires when he reproves the rule of God in the universe, then even Jehovah Himself, who elsewhere says, “Is there a God beside me? yea there is no God; I know not any” (Isaiah 44:8), will admit his independent might, and laud him as one whose own right hand can save him, comp. Psalms 98:1; Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5. 15—ch. Job 41:34. Description of two monsters, Behemoth and Leviathan. Many writers consider the two passages, ch. Job 40:15-24 and ch. 41, in which Behemoth and Leviathan are described, to be interpolations (see the…

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then will I also confess unto thee ... - If you can do all this, it will be full proof that you can save yourself, and that you do not need the divine interposition.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

14. Confess unto — The Hebrew also means praise, and is thus rendered by Ewald, Delitzsch, etc.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

NETBNew English Translation2006

Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Then wilt I also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And even I — I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And even I praise you, || For your right hand gives salvation to you.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

conjunction phraseוְandגַםalsoclausesubjectאֲנִ֥יIverbאוֹדֶ֑Iobjectךָּwill.praise.youכִּֽי(dm).thatclauseverbתוֹשִׁ֖עַit.will.saveprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְ(to)ךָ֣younoun phrase · subjectיְמִינֶֽhandךָyour.right

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint share a significant degree of correspondence, with four out of seven words matched. The Septuagint's translation reflects the essence of Job's statement, though its word order differs from the Hebrew.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְגַם־ אֲנִ֥י אוֹדֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־ תוֹשִׁ֖עַ לְךָ֣ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
אוֹדֶ֑ךָּὁμολογήσωכִּֽי־ὅτιתוֹשִׁ֖עַδύναταιיְמִינֶֽךָ׃σου

4 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Job 40:14גַּםand alsoand alsoגַּםאֲנִיIIאֲנִייָדָהI will praiI will praise yיָדָהכִּיthatthatכִּייָשַׁעit will savit will saveיָשַׁעךָּyouyouךָּיָמִיןright [handright [hand] yoיָמִיןאָֽנֹכִ֫יIIאָֽנֹכִ֫ייָדhandhandיָדיָמַןto go righto go rightיָמַןיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעתְּמוֹלyesterdayyesterdayתְּמוֹלשִׁלְשֹׁםthree daysthree days agoשִׁלְשֹׁםנְאֻםutteranceutteranceנְאֻםהָלַלto shineto shineהָלַלפָּלַלto prayto prayפָּלַלבַּצָּרָהdearthdearthבַּצָּרָהשְׂמֹאלleftleftשְׂמֹאלשׁוֹקleglegשׁוֹק
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Job 40:14

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
וְגַם־ve.gam- and also H1571 Conjunction · adverb
769× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Also means 'even' or 'too', used for emphasis or to connect ideas, like 'both...and' or 'neither...nor'. It can introduce a climax or show contrast.
Tyndale gloss
also
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גַּם (gam) is an adverb meaning 'also' or 'moreover,' indicating addition or emphasis. It can express various nuances, such as 'even,' 'indeed,' or 'but.' The term is often used in a correlational manner, as in 'both...and.' It appears in contexts that require clarification or reinforcement of a statement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גַּם 768 adv. denoting addition, also, moreover, yea

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1571 גַּם denoting addition, also, moreover, yea

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1571 gam gam

by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather;

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea,

though; often repeated as correl. both...and:--again, alike,

also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and , but, either...or,

even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover,

nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גַּם (gam) — also.

1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)

1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)

1c) even (for stress)

1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)

1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)

1f) but, yet, though (adversative)

1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)

2) (TWOT) again, alike

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | DirObjM — Conjunction · adverb
HC/D
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ol'-so: In the Greek kai, when it is equivalent to "also" or "even," is always placed before the word or phrase which it is intended to emphasize (e.g. Ac 12:3; 1 Joh 4:21). Mt 6:14 should therefore read, "Your heavenly Father will forgive you also"; Lu 6:13, "Whom also he named apostles"; Heb 8:6, "The mediator of a better covenant also"; and 1Th 4:14, `If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also (we believe that) those who are fallen asleep in Jesus, God will bring with Him.'

and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni I H589 Pronoun
874× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is a simple way of saying 'I' or 'me', often used for emphasis. It is used by people like David in the Psalms to express their thoughts and feelings. The word is a basic part of the Hebrew language.
Amplified meaning
even I, personally
Tyndale gloss
I
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֲנִי, transliterated as aniy, is a first-person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me.' It is often used for emphasis and can also imply possession, as in 'mine' or 'myself.' The word is derived from a form that indicates self-reference, and it appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֲנִי, אָ֑נִי pron. 1s. comm. I

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H589 אֲנִי, אָ֑נִי I

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

589 'aniy an-ee'

contracted from 595; I:--I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, X

which, X who.

see HEBREW for 0595

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲנִי (a.ni) — I.

I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Pronoun
HPp1bs
and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
אוֹדֶ֑ךָּ'o.De.ka I will praise you H3034 Verb hiphil imperfect first person common singular · suffix
114× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To give thanks or praise, originally meaning to throw or cast, like shooting an arrow. In the Bible, it's used to describe worship or confession with extended hands. It appears in Psalms and other books, like 1 Chronicles.
Amplified meaning
give thanks, praise
Tyndale gloss
to give thanks
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָדָה (yadah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to throw or cast, particularly in the context of shooting arrows or stones. It also encompasses the meanings of giving thanks, praising, and confessing, especially in a ritual context. The word is built from a primitive root and has various forms, including Qal, Piel, Hiphil, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances of action.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[יָדָה] vb. throw, cast

Qal shoot (arrows) at

Pi. and they cast (stones) on me

Hiph.

give thanks, laud, praise

confess

Hithp.

confess

give thanks, in ritual worship

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3034 [יָדָה] throw, cast .shoot (arrows) at

. and they cast (stones) on me

. . give thanks, laud, praise

. confess

. . confess

. give thanks, in ritual worship

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3034 yadah yaw-daw'

a primitive root; used only as denominative from 3027;

literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to

throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or

worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by

wringing the hands):--cast (out), (make) confess(-ion),

praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).

see HEBREW for 03027

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָדָה (ya.dah) — to give thanks.

1) to throw, shoot, cast

1a) (Qal) to shoot (arrows)

1b) (Piel) to cast, cast down, throw down

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to give thanks, laud, praise

1c2) to confess, confess (the name of God)

1d) (Hithpael)

1d1) to confess (sin)

1d2) to give thanks

Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדָא "to praise" H3029)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-1cs | Suff — Verb hiphil imperfect first person common singular · suffix
HVhi1cs/Sp2ms
and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
כִּֽי־ki- that H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

Because, since

base

כִּי אם־

each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

that if

for if

(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

limiting the prec. clause, except

the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

after an oath, surely

base

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

. Because, since

H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if

. for if

. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except

. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

. after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy kee

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional

prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent

or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative

conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by

other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,

where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,

even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +

nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,

therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,

whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Particle
HTc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
תוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a' it will save H3467 Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person feminine singular
206× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Means to save or be delivered, used in the Bible to describe being freed from danger or trouble, like in battle or from moral struggles, as seen in the Psalms and Proverbs.
Amplified meaning
deliver, rescue
Tyndale gloss
to save
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָשַׁע (yasha`) is a Hebrew root meaning to save or deliver. It encompasses various forms of salvation, including liberation from physical and moral troubles, victory in battle, and general safety. The word can appear in different grammatical forms, such as Niph. (to be saved) and Hiph. (to save).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[יָשַׁע] vb. Hiph. deliver; Niph. intrans. and pass.

Niph.

be liberated, saved (prop. placed in freedom)

be saved in battle, victorious

Hiph.

deliver, save (prop. give width and breadth to, liberate)

save from moral troubles

give victory to

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3467 [יָשַׁע] Hiph. deliver; Niph. intrans. and pass. . . be liberated, saved (prop. placed in freedom)

. be saved in battle, victorious

. . deliver, save (prop. give width and breadth to, liberate)

. save from moral troubles

. give victory to

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3467 yasha` yaw-shah'

a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e.

(by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or

succor:--X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help,

preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation,

save(-iour), get victory.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָשַׁע (ya.sah) — to save.

1) to save, be saved, be delivered

1a) (Niphal)

1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered

1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to save, deliver

1b2) to save from moral troubles

1b3) to give victory to

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3fs — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person feminine singular
HVhi3fs
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sav: In the sense "except," the word came into English through the French (sauf) and is fairly common (38 times, in addition to "saving," the King James Version Ec 5:11; Am 9:8; Mt 5:32; Lu 4:27; Re 2:17). It represents no particular Hebrew or Greek terms but is employed wherever it seems useful. It is still in good (slightly archaic) use, and the Revised Version (British and American) has few modifications (De 15:4 the King James Version; Ps 18:31, etc.), but the English Revised Version has dropped "saving" in

and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
לְךָ֣le.Kha you H9031 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

ךָּ (ka) — you.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp2ms — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp2ms
and also I I will praise you that it will save you right [hand] your
יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.kha right [hand] your H3225 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
140× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Benjamin was a son of Israel and Rachel, and the brother of Joseph, mentioned in Genesis 35:18. The name also refers to the right hand or south direction.
Amplified meaning
personal, inherent, strength, ability
Tyndale gloss
[Ben]jamin
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word יָמִין (*yamiyn*) means 'right hand' or 'right side,' and it can also refer to the direction south, as the right hand points south when facing east. It is derived from the root word for 'to be strong' and covers various contexts, including body parts and directional references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָמִין 137 n.f. right hand

right hand

of situation on, or direction toward the right

of other parts of the body

= south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3225 יָמִין right hand . right hand

. of situation on, or direction toward the right

. of other parts of the body

. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3225 yamiyn yaw-meen'

from 3231; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or

other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally,

the south:--+ left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

see HEBREW for 03231

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָמִין (ya.min) — right.

1) right, right hand, right side

1a) right hand

1b) right (of direction)

1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

Also means: ya.min (יָמִין ": south" H3225H)

יָמִין (ya.min) — right: south.

1) right, right hand, right side

1a) right hand

1b) right (of direction)

1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

יָמִין (ya.min) — [Ben]jamin.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18;

son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);

brother of: Joseph (H3130);

half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp2ms
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