Job
Job 24:9
9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast;
the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The fatherless infant | יָת֑וֹם | yā·ṯō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| is snatched | יִ֭גְזְלוּ | yiḡ·zə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1497 tear away, seize, rob |
| from the breast | מִשֹּׁ֣ד | miš·šōḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin |
| the nursing child | וְֽעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| of the poor | עָנִ֥י | ‘ā·nî | Adjective - masculine singular | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| is seized for a debt | יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ | yaḥ·bō·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2254 bind, pledge |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.