Job
Job 24:14–15
14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises
to kill the poor and needy;
in the night he is like a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight.
Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
Word by word
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Job 24:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When daylight | לָא֡וֹר | lā·’ō·wr | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| the murderer | רוֹצֵ֗חַ | rō·w·ṣê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7523 murder, slay |
| rises | יָ֘ק֤וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to kill | יִֽקְטָל־ | yiq·ṭāl- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6991 slay |
| the poor | עָנִ֥י | ‘ā·nî | Adjective - masculine singular | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| and needy | וְאֶבְי֑וֹן | wə·’eḇ·yō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| in the night | וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה | ū·ḇal·lay·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| he is | יְהִ֣י | yə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like a thief | כַגַּנָּֽב׃ | ḵag·gan·nāḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1590 thief |
Job 24:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The eye | וְעֵ֤ין | wə·‘ên | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H5869 eye |
| of the adulterer | נֹאֵ֨ף׀ | nō·’êp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5003 commit adultery |
| watches | שָׁ֤מְרָֽה | šā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| for twilight | נֶ֣שֶׁף | ne·šep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H5399 twilight |
| Thinking | לֵ֭אמֹר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| No | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eye | עָ֑יִן | ‘ā·yin | Noun - common singular | H5869 eye |
| will see me | תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי | ṯə·šū·rê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular | H7789 behold, regard |
| he covers | וְסֵ֖תֶר | wə·sê·ṯer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy |
| his face | פָּנִ֣ים | pā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 24:14 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · Revelation 3:3 · Psalm 10:8–10 · Micah 2:1–2
Job 24:15 Psalm 10:11 · Proverbs 7:9–10 · Ezekiel 8:12 · Proverbs 6:32–35 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Psalm 94:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.