Job

Job 12:9–10

⁹Which of all these does not know

that the hand of the LORD has done this?

¹⁰The life of every living thing is in His hand,

as well as the breath of all mankind.

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
Which	מִ֭י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
of all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	אֵ֑לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֣ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְ֝הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has done	עָ֣שְׂתָה	‘ā·śə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
this	זֹּֽאת׃	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The life	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living thing	חָ֑י	ḥāy	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
is in His hand	בְּ֭יָדוֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
as well as the breath	וְ֝ר֗וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
mankind	בְּשַׂר־	bə·śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 12:9 Isaiah 41:20 · Jeremiah 27:5–6 · Romans 11:36 · 1 Samuel 2:7 · Acts 19:35 · Daniel 9:17 · Daniel 5:18 · James 2:5–7 · Deuteronomy 8:17–18 · Job 12:3 · Job 22:18

Job 12:10 Acts 17:28 · Job 33:4 · Acts 17:25 · Job 27:3 · Numbers 16:22 · Daniel 5:23 · Psalm 146:3–4 · John 3:6 · Job 34:14–15 · Psalm 104:29 · Genesis 2:7 · Genesis 6:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.