Job
Job 18:13
13It devours patches of his skin;
the firstborn of death devours his limbs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It devours | יֹ֭אכַל | yō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| patches | בַּדֵּ֣י | bad·dê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H905 separation |
| of his skin | עוֹר֑וֹ | ‘ō·w·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5785 skin |
| the firstborn | בְּכ֣וֹר | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1060 first-born |
| of death | מָֽוֶת׃ | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| devours | יֹאכַ֥ל | yō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| his limbs | בַּ֝דָּ֗יו | bad·dāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.