Job

Job 28:15–17

¹⁵It cannot be bought with gold,

nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

¹⁶It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,

in precious onyx or sapphire.

¹⁷Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it,

nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be bought	יֻתַּ֣ן	yut·tan	Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
with	תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ	taḥ·te·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H8478 the under part
gold	סְג֣וֹר	sə·ḡō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H5458 enclosure, encasement
nor	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
its price	מְחִירָֽהּ׃	mə·ḥî·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4242 price, hire
be weighed out	יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל	yiš·šā·qêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8254 weigh
in silver	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be valued	תְ֭סֻלֶּה	ṯə·sul·leh	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5541 make light of, toss aside
in the gold	בְּכֶ֣תֶם	bə·ḵe·ṯem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3800 gold
of Ophir	אוֹפִ֑יר	’ō·w·p̄îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H211 Ophir
in precious	יָקָ֣ר	yā·qār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
onyx	בְּשֹׁ֖הַם	bə·šō·ham	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7718 gem, beryl
or sapphire	וְסַפִּֽיר׃	wə·sap·pîr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5601 sapphire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Neither	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gold	זָ֭הָב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
nor crystal	וּזְכוֹכִ֑ית	ū·zə·ḵō·w·ḵîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2137 glass
can compare to it	יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה	ya·‘ar·ḵen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
nor jewels	כְּלִי־	kə·lî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of fine gold	פָֽז׃	p̄āz	Noun - masculine singular	H6337 refined, pure gold
be exchanged for it	וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּ	ū·ṯə·mū·rā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8545 exchange, recompense

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 28:15 Proverbs 16:16 · Proverbs 8:19 · Proverbs 3:13–15 · Proverbs 8:10–11

Job 28:16 Ezekiel 28:13 · Isaiah 13:12 · Psalm 45:9

Job 28:17 Revelation 22:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.