Job

Job 1:5

⁵And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֡י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the days	יְמֵ֨י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of feasting	הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜ה	ham·miš·teh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4960 feast
were over	הִקִּיפֽוּ֩	hiq·qî·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5362 strike off
Job	אִיּ֣וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
would send	וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
to purify them	וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗ם	way·qad·də·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
rising early	וְהִשְׁכִּ֣ים	wə·hiš·kîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7925 start, rise, early
in the morning	בַּבֹּקֶר֮	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
to offer	וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה	wə·he·‘ĕ·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
burnt offerings	עֹלוֹת֮	‘ō·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
for all of them	כֻּלָּם֒	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Job	אִיּ֔וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
thought	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Perhaps	אוּלַי֙	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
my children	בָנַ֔י	ḇā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
have sinned	חָטְא֣וּ	ḥā·ṭə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2398 miss
and cursed	וּבֵרֲכ֥וּ	ū·ḇê·ră·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1288 kneel, bless
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
in their hearts	בִּלְבָבָ֑ם	bil·ḇā·ḇām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
This	כָּ֛כָה	kā·ḵāh	Adverb	H3602 thus
was Job’s	אִיּ֖וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
regular	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
practice	יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

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Job 42:8 · Genesis 8:20 · 1 Samuel 16:5 · Ephesians 6:18 · Genesis 35:2–3 · Job 8:4 · 1 Kings 21:10 · Acts 8:22 · 1 Kings 21:13 · Genesis 22:3 · Jeremiah 17:9–10 · 1 Corinthians 4:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.