Job

Job 24:18

¹⁸They are but foam on the surface of the water;

their portion of the land is cursed,

so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	ה֤וּא׀	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
are but foam	קַֽל־	qal-	Adjective - masculine singular	H7031 light, swift, fleet
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the surface	פְּנֵי־	pə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the water	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
their portion	חֶלְקָתָ֣ם	ḥel·qā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2513 portion
of the land	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is cursed	תְּקֻלַּ֣ל	tə·qul·lal	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
so that no one	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turns	יִ֝פְנֶה	yip̄·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
toward	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
their vineyards	כְּרָמִֽים׃	kə·rā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3754 vineyard

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.