Job

Job 19:20–21

²⁰My skin and flesh cling to my bones;

I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

²¹Have pity on me, my friends, have pity,

for the hand of God has struck me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My skin	בְּעוֹרִ֣י	bə·‘ō·w·rî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5785 skin
and flesh	וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי	ū·ḇiḇ·śā·rî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
cling	דָּבְקָ֣ה	dā·ḇə·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to my bones	עַצְמִ֑י	‘aṣ·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
I have escaped	וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה	wā·’eṯ·mal·lə·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H4422 slip away
by the skin	בְּע֣וֹר	bə·‘ō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5785 skin
of my teeth	שִׁנָּֽי׃	šin·nāy	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have pity on me	חָנֻּ֬נִי	ḥān·nu·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
my friends	רֵעָ֑י	rê·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7453 shouting, roar
have pity	חָנֻּ֣נִי	ḥān·nu·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of God	אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
has struck	נָ֣גְעָה	nā·ḡə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular

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

Job 19:20 Psalm 102:5 · Lamentations 4:8 · Job 33:19–22

Job 19:21 Job 1:11 · Psalm 38:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.