Job

Job 16:17–18

¹⁷yet my hands are free of violence

and my prayer is pure.

¹⁸O earth, do not cover my blood;

may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

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
yet	עַ֭ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
my hands	בְּכַפָּ֑י	bə·ḵap·pāy	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
are free of	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
violence	חָמָ֣ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
and my prayer	וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י	ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
is pure	זַכָּֽה׃	zak·kāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2134 pure, clean

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O earth	אֶ֭רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
cover	תְּכַסִּ֣י	tə·ḵas·sî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3680 cover
my blood	דָמִ֑י	ḏā·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1818 blood
may my cry for help	לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃	lə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2201 shriek, outcry
never	וְֽאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be	יְהִ֥י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
laid to rest	מָ֝ק֗וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

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

Job 16:17 Proverbs 15:8 · Psalm 66:18–19 · Job 8:5–6 · Job 27:6–7

Job 16:18 Ezekiel 24:7 · Isaiah 26:21 · Genesis 4:11 · Psalm 66:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.