Job
Job 20:17
17He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He will not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| enjoy | יֵ֥רֶא | yê·re | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the streams | בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת | ḇip̄·lag·gō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H6390 stream |
| the rivers | נַהֲרֵ֥י | na·hă·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5104 stream, river |
| flowing with | נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י | na·ḥă·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| honey | דְּבַ֣שׁ | də·ḇaš | Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| and cream | וְחֶמְאָֽה׃ | wə·ḥem·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2529 curd |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 32:13–14 · Luke 16:24 · Job 29:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.