Job 41:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He regardsיַחְשֹׁ֣ב
(yach·shov)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
ironבַּרְזֶ֑ל
(bar·zel;)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
as straw,לְתֶ֣בֶן
(le·te·ven)
8401: strawof uncertain derivation
Bronzeנְחוּשָֽׁה׃
(ne·chu·shah.)
5154: copper, bronzefem. of nachush
as rottenרִקָּבֹ֣ון
(rik·ka·vo·vn)
7539: rottenness, decayfrom raqeb
wood.לְעֵ֖ץ
(le·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He esteemeth
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
as straw
teben  (teh'-ben)
material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder) -- chaff, straw, stubble.
and brass
nchuwshah  (nekh-oo-shaw')
copper -- brass, steel.
as rotten
riqqabown  (rik-kaw-bone')
decay (by caries) -- rotten.
wood
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.

King James Bible
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.

International Standard Version
He regards iron like straw, and hardened bronze like a dead tree.

NET Bible
It regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It considers iron to be like straw and bronze to be like rotten wood.

King James 2000 Bible
He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
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