Job

Job 24:5

⁵Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert,

the poor go to work foraging for food;

the wasteland is food for their children.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
wild donkeys	פְּרָאִ֨ים׀	pə·rā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H6501 wild ass
in the desert	בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
the poor go	יָצְא֣וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
to work	בְּ֭פָעֳלָם	bə·p̄ā·‘o·lām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6467 doing, deed, work
foraging	מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י	mə·ša·ḥă·rê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7836 look early, diligently for
for food	לַטָּ֑רֶף	laṭ·ṭā·rep̄	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
the wasteland	עֲרָבָ֥ה	‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
is food	לֶ֝֗חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
for their children	לַנְּעָרִֽים׃	lan·nə·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.