Job 19:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He has walledגָ֭דַר
(ga·dar)
1443: to wall up or off, to build a walla prim. root
up my wayאָרְחִ֣י
(a·re·chi)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
so that I cannotוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
pass,אֶעֱבֹ֑ור
(e·'e·vo·vr;)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
And He has putיָשִֽׂים׃
(ya·sim.)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
on my paths.נְ֝תִיבֹותַ֗י
(ne·ti·vo·v·tai)
5410b: path, pathwayfrom the same as nathib


















KJV Lexicon
He hath fenced up
gadar  (gaw-dar')
to wall in or around -- close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
my way
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
that I cannot pass
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
and he hath set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
in my paths
nathiyb  (naw-theeb')
a (beaten) track -- path(-way), travel(-ler), way.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths.

King James Bible
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through; He has veiled my paths with darkness.

International Standard Version
He blocked my path, so I cannot pass; and he turned out the lights on my pathways.

NET Bible
He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"God has blocked my path so that I can't go on. He has made my paths dark.

King James 2000 Bible
He has fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness in my paths.
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