Job

Job 1:4

⁴Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
sons	בָנָיו֙	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
would take turns	וְהָלְכ֤וּ	wə·hā·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
holding	וְעָשׂ֣וּ	wə·‘ā·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
feasts	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	miš·teh	Noun - masculine singular	H4960 feast
in their homes	בֵּ֖ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and they would invite	וְשָׁלְח֗וּ	wə·šā·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7971 send
their three	לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	liš·lō·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
sisters	אַחְיֹתֵיהֶם	ʾaḥ·yō·ṯē·hɛm	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H269 sister
to eat	לֶאֱכֹ֥ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
and drink	וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת	wə·liš·tō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
with them	עִמָּהֶֽם׃	‘im·mā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.