Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.Job 24:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
גְּבֻל֥וֹת יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ עֵ֥דֶר גָּ֝זְל֗וּ וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃
- גְּבֻל֥וֹתge.vu.Lot“boundaries”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from גְּבוּלָה · “border” · Strong's H1367
- יַשִּׂ֑יגוּya.Si.gu“people reach”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָשַׂג · “to overtake” · Strong's H5381
- עֵ֥דֶר'E.der“flock[s]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
- גָּ֝זְל֗וּga.ze.Lu“they seize”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from גָּזַל · “to plunder” · Strong's H1497
- וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃vai.yir.'U“and they have pastured [them]”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)