Job

Job 21:33

³³The clods of the valley are sweet to him;

everyone follows behind him,

and those before him are without number.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The clods	רִגְבֵ֫י	riḡ·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7263 clod of earth
of the valley	נָ֥חַל	nā·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
are sweet	מָֽתְקוּ־	mā·ṯə·qū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
to him	ל֗וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
everyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
follows	יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ	yim·šō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4900 draw, drag
behind him	וְ֭אַחֲרָיו	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
and those before him	וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו	ū·lə·p̄ā·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
are without	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
number	מִסְפָּֽר׃	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.