Job

Job 19:1–5

¹Then Job answered:

²“How long will you torment me

and crush me with your words?

³Ten times now you have reproached me;

you shamelessly mistreat me.

⁴Even if I have truly gone astray,

my error concerns me alone.

⁵If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me

and use my disgrace against me,

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
Then Job	אִיּ֗וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
answered	וַיַּ֥עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will you torment	תּוֹגְי֣וּן	tō·wḡ·yūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3013 suffer
me	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and crush me	וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִי	ū·ṯə·ḏak·kə·’ū·na·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular, Paragogic nun	H1792 crush
with	בְמִלִּֽים׃	ḇə·mil·lîm	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4405 word, speech, utterance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ten	עֶ֣שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
times	פְּ֭עָמִים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
now	זֶ֤ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
you have reproached me	תַּכְלִימ֑וּנִי	taḵ·lî·mū·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular	H3637 be humiliated
you shamelessly	תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ	ṯê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
mistreat	תַּהְכְּרוּ־	tah·kə·rū-	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1970 injure
me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even if	וְאַף־	wə·’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
I have truly gone astray	שָׁגִ֑יתִי	šā·ḡî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7686 go astray, err
my error	מְשׁוּגָתִֽי׃	mə·šū·ḡā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4879 error
concerns me	תָּלִ֥ין	tā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
alone	אִ֝תִּ֗י	’it·tî	Preposition; first person common singular	H854 with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
indeed	אָ֭מְנָם	’ā·mə·nām	Conjunction	H551 verily, truly
you would exalt	תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ	taḡ·dî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
above me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and use my disgrace	חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃	ḥɛr·på̄t·tī	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2781 reproach
against me	עָ֝לַ֗י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

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

Job 19:3 Genesis 31:7 · Job 19:17 · Job 15:4–6 · Job 18:4–21 · Psalm 69:8 · Nehemiah 4:12 · Job 15:11–12 · Daniel 1:20

Job 19:4 2 Corinthians 5:10 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Proverbs 9:12

Job 19:5 Psalm 35:26 · Psalm 38:16 · Psalm 55:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.