Job
Job 23:12
12I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth
more than my daily bread.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| departed | אָמִ֑ישׁ | ’ā·mîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H4185 depart, remove |
| from the command | מִצְוַ֣ת | miṣ·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4687 commandment |
| of His lips | שְׂ֭פָתָיו | śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| I have treasured | צָפַ֥נְתִּי | ṣā·p̄an·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6845 hide, treasure up |
| the words | אִמְרֵי־ | ’im·rê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H561 something said |
| of His mouth | פִֽיו׃ | p̄îw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| more than my daily bread | מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י | mê·ḥuq·qî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 15:16 · Psalm 119:11 · Psalm 119:103 · John 4:34 · Psalm 19:9–10 · Job 22:22 · John 8:31 · John 4:32 · Psalm 119:127 · John 6:66–69 · Job 6:10 · Acts 14:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.