Job 39:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
Godאֱלֹ֣והַּ
(e·lo·vh·ah)
433: God, godprol. from el
has made her forgetהִשָּׁ֣הּ
(hi·shah)
5382: to forgeta prim. root
wisdom,חָכְמָ֑ה
(cha·che·mah;)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
And has not given her a shareחָ֥לַק
(cha·lak)
2505a: to divide, sharea prim. root
of understanding.בַּבִּינָֽה׃
(bab·bi·nah.)
998: an understandingfrom bin


















KJV Lexicon
Because God
'elowahh  (el-o'-ah)
a deity or the Deity -- God, god.
hath deprived
nashah  (naw-shaw')
to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove -- forget, deprive, exact.
her of wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
neither hath he imparted
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
to her understanding
biynah  (bee-naw')
understanding -- knowledge, meaning, perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

King James Bible
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

International Standard Version
because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding.

NET Bible
For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because God has deprived it of wisdom and did not give it any understanding.

King James 2000 Bible
Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.
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