Job

Job 10:2–7

²I will say to God:

Do not condemn me!

Let me know why You prosecute me.

³Does it please You to oppress me,

to reject the work of Your hands

and favor the schemes of the wicked?

⁴Do You have eyes of flesh?

Do You see as man sees?

⁵Are Your days like those of a mortal,

or Your years like those of a man,

⁶that You should seek my iniquity

and search out my sin —

⁷though You know that I am not guilty,

and there is no deliverance from Your hand?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will say	אֹמַ֣ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
God	אֱ֭לוֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
condemn me	תַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי	tar·šî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
Let me know	הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִי	hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3045 know
why	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
You prosecute me	תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃	tə·rî·ḇê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7378 strive, contend

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does it please	הֲט֤וֹב	hă·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
You	לְךָ֨׀	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
to oppress me	תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק	ṯa·‘ă·šōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
to reject	תִ֭מְאַס	ṯim·’as	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
the work	יְגִ֣יעַ	yə·ḡî·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3018 toil, product
of Your hands	כַּפֶּ֑יךָ	kap·pe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and favor	הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃	hō·w·p̄ā·‘ə·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3313 shine out or forth, send out beams, cause to shine
the schemes	עֲצַ֖ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do You have eyes	הַעֵינֵ֣י	ha·‘ê·nê	Article; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of flesh	בָשָׂ֣ר	ḇā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
Do You see	כִּרְא֖וֹת	kir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
as man	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
sees	תִּרְאֶֽה׃	tir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Are Your days	הֲכִימֵ֣י	hă·ḵî·mê	Article, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
like those	יָמֶ֑יךָ	yā·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3117 day
of a	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
or	אִם־	’i·mōš-	Conjunction	H518 if
Your years	שְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָ	šə·nô·t̲ê·k̲ā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8141 year
like those	כִּ֣ימֵי	kî·mê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of a man	גָֽבֶר׃	ḡā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You should seek	תְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	ṯə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1245 seek
my iniquity	לַעֲוֺנִ֑י	la·‘ă·wō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and search out	תִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃	ṯiḏ·rō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
my sin	וּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥י	ū·lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
though	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
You know	דַּ֭עְתְּךָ	da‘·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1847 knowledge
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
guilty	אֶרְשָׁ֑ע	’er·šā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
and there is no	וְאֵ֖ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
deliverance	מַצִּֽיל׃	maṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from Your hand	מִיָּדְךָ֣	mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand