Job

Job 24:15

¹⁵The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight.

Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.