Job 17:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But He has madeוְֽ֭הִצִּגַנִי
(ve·hi·tzi·ga·ni)
3322: to set, placea prim. root
me a bywordלִמְשֹׁ֣ל
(lim·shol)
4914: a bywordfrom mashal
of the people,עַמִּ֑ים
(am·mim;)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
And I amאֶֽהְיֶֽה׃
(eh·yeh.)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
one at whom men spit.וְתֹ֖פֶת
(ve·to·fet)
8611: (act of) spittingfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He hath made
yatsag  (yaw-tsag')
to place permanently -- establish, leave, make, present, put, set, stay.
me also a byword
mshowl  (mesh-ol')
a satire -- byword.
of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and aforetime
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
I was as a tabret
topheth  (to'-feth)
a smiting, i.e. (figuratively) contempt -- tabret.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But He has made me a byword of the people, And I am one at whom men spit.

King James Bible
He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has made me an object of scorn to the people; I have become a man people spit at.

International Standard Version
"He has made me a byword among people; I'm being spit on in the face.

NET Bible
He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Now he has made me a laughingstock for many people. Now they spit in my face.

King James 2000 Bible
He has made me also a byword of the people; and I was as one before whom men spit.
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