Job
Job 1:15
15the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Sabeans | שְׁבָא֙ | šə·ḇā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7614 Shebâ |
| swooped down | וַתִּפֹּ֤ל | wat·tip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| and took them away | וַתִּקָּחֵ֔ם | wat·tiq·qā·ḥêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| They put | הִכּ֣וּ | hik·kū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5221 smite |
| the servants | הַנְּעָרִ֖ים | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| to the sword | חָ֑רֶב | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and I | אֲנִ֛י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| alone | לְבַדִּ֖י | lə·ḇad·dî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H905 separation |
| have escaped | וָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה | wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H4422 slip away |
| to tell | לְהַגִּ֥יד | lə·hag·gîḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.