Job

Job 20:8

⁸He will fly away like a dream, never to be found;

he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will fly away	יָ֭עוּף	yā·‘ūp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
like a dream	כַּחֲל֣וֹם	ka·ḥă·lō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2472 dream
never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to be found	יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ	yim·ṣā·’ū·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
he will be chased away	וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד	wə·yud·daḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
like a vision	כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן	kə·ḥez·yō·wn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2384 vision
in the night	לָֽיְלָה׃	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.