Job
Job 23:17
17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,
by the thick darkness that covers my face.’’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I am not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| silenced | נִ֭צְמַתִּי | niṣ·mat·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6789 put an end to, exterminate |
| by | מִפְּנֵי־ | mip·pə·nê- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the darkness | חֹ֑שֶׁךְ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| by the thick darkness | אֹֽפֶל׃ | ’ō·p̄el | Noun - masculine singular | H652 darkness, gloom |
| that covers | כִּסָּה־ | kis·sāh- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3680 cover |
| my face | וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י | ū·mip·pā·nay | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
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Job 19:8 · Isaiah 57:1 · 2 Kings 22:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.