Job
Job 19:20
20My skin and flesh cling to my bones;
I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 102:5 · Lamentations 4:8 · Job 33:19–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.