Job 7:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Am I the sea,הֲ‍ֽיָם־
(ha·yam-)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
orאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
the sea monster,תַּנִּ֑ין
(tan·nin;)
8577: serpent, dragon, sea monsterfrom the same as tan
That You setתָשִׂ֖ים
(ta·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
a guardמִשְׁמָֽר׃
(mish·mar.)
4929: place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observancefrom shamar
overעָלַ֣י
(a·lai)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
me? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Am I a sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
or a whale
tanniyn  (tan-neen')
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal -- dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
that thou settest
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
a watch
mishmar  (mish-mawr')
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.) -- diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
over me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

King James Bible
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Am I the sea or a sea monster, that You keep me under guard?

International Standard Version
Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you keep watching me?

NET Bible
Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Am I the sea or a sea monster that you have set a guard over me?

King James 2000 Bible
Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you set a watch over me?
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