Job 19:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"That with an ironבַּרְזֶ֥ל
(bar·zel)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
stylusבְּעֵט־
(be·'et-)
5842: a stylusof uncertain derivation
and leadוְעֹפָ֑רֶת
(ve·'o·fa·ret;)
5777: lead (a metal)from the same as opher
They were engravedיֵחָצְבֽוּן׃
(ye·cha·tze·vun.)
2672: to hew, hew out, cleavea prim. root
in the rockבַּצּ֥וּר
(ba·tzur)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
forever!לָ֝עַ֗ד
(la·'ad)
5703: perpetuityfrom adah


















KJV Lexicon
That they were graven
chatsab  (khaw-tsab')
to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
with an iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
pen
`et  (ate)
a stylus or marking stick -- pen.
and lead
`owphereth  (o-feh'-reth)
lead (from its dusty color) -- lead.
in the rock
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
for ever
`ad  (ad)
a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"That with an iron stylus and lead They were engraved in the rock forever!

King James Bible
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
or were inscribed in stone forever by an iron stylus and lead!

International Standard Version
using an iron stylus with lead for ink! Then they'd be engraved in rock forever.

NET Bible
that with an iron chisel and with lead they were engraved in a rock forever!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I wish they were forever engraved on a rock with an iron stylus and lead.

King James 2000 Bible
That they were engraved with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever!
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