Job 38:15

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וימנע וְיִמָּנַע

and he is held back

4513

מנע
mânaʻ
Definition: to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury; deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.

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9002

ו
None
Definition: and
Root: None
Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)

Conjunction, Verb Niphal third person masculine singular

מרשעים מֵרְשָׁעִים

from criminals

7563

רשע
râshâʻ
Definition: morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
Root: from H7561 (רשע);
Exhaustive: from רשע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.

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9006

מ
None
Definition: from
Root: None
Exhaustive: None

Prep-M, Adjective adjective masculine plural absolute

אורם אוֹרָם

light of themselves

9028

הם
None
Definition: their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural
Root: None
Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

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216

אור
ʼôwr
Definition: illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Root: from H215 (אור);
Exhaustive: from אור; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

וזרוע וּזְרוֹעַ

and the arm

2220

זרוע
zᵉrôwaʻ
Definition: the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
Root: or (shortened) זרע; and (feminine) זרועה; or זרעה; from H2232 (זרע);
Exhaustive: or (shortened) זרע; and (feminine) זרועה; or זרעה; from זרע; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force; arm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.

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9002

ו
None
Definition: and
Root: None
Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

רמה רָ֝מָ֗ה

she who is exalted high

7311a

רום
rûwm
Definition: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.

Verb Qal participle active feminine singular absolute

תשבר תִּשָּׁבֵר׃

she is breaking down

9016

None
Definition: verseEnd
Root: None
Exhaustive: None

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7665

שבר
shâbar
Definition: to burst (literally or figuratively)
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively); break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for שבר).

Verb Niphal imperfect third person feminine singular

RBT Translation:

and he is held back from criminals light of themselves and the arm she who is exalted she is breaking down

RBT Paraphrase:
And he is held back from criminals, a light of themselves, and the arm, she who is exalted high, she is breaking down!¹

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And their light shall be withheld from the unjust, and the high arm shall be broken.

LITV Translation:
And their light is withheld from the wicked, and the high arm shall be broken.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, And crushed the arm of the proud?

Footnotes

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Job. 38:15

Niphal passive תשבר being broken and Qal active תשבר breaking/smashing are identical