Job

Job 16:10

¹⁰They open their mouths against me

and strike my cheeks with contempt;

they join together against me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They open	פָּעֲר֬וּ	pā·‘ă·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6473 open wide
their mouths	בְּפִיהֶ֗ם	bə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
against me	עָלַ֨י׀	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and strike	הִכּ֣וּ	hik·kū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5221 smite
my cheeks	לְחָיָ֑י	lə·ḥā·yāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3895 jaw, cheek
with contempt	בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה	bə·ḥer·pāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
they join	יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃	yiṯ·mal·lā·’ūn	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H4390 be full, fill
together	יַ֝֗חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
against me	עָלַ֥י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.