Job

Job 21:23–26

²³One man dies full of vigor,

completely secure and at ease.

²⁴His body is well nourished,^b

and his bones are rich with marrow.

²⁵Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,

having never tasted prosperity.

²⁶But together they lie down in the dust,

and worms cover them both.

Footnotes

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
One man	זֶ֗ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
dies	יָ֭מוּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
full of vigor	בְּעֶ֣צֶם	bə·‘e·ṣem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6106 bone, substance, self
completely	כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ	kul·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
secure	שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן	šal·’ă·nan	Adjective - masculine singular	H7946 tranquil
and at ease	וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃	wə·šā·lêw	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7961 quiet, at ease

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His body	עֲ֭טִינָיו	‘ă·ṭî·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5845 pail, bucket
is well nourished	מָלְא֣וּ	mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
and his bones	עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
rich	יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃	yə·šuq·qeh	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
with marrow	וּמֹ֖חַ	ū·mō·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4221 marrow

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet another man	וְזֶ֗ה	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
dies	יָ֭מוּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in the bitterness	מָרָ֑ה	mā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4751 bitter, bitterness
of his soul	בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ	bə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
having never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tasted	אָ֝כַ֗ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
prosperity	בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃	baṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But together	יַ֭חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
they lie down	יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ	yiš·kā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7901 lie down
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the dust	עָפָ֣ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and worms	וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה	wə·rim·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7415 worm
cover them	תְּכַסֶּ֥ה	tə·ḵas·seh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3680 cover