Job
Job 27:18
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon,
like a hut set up by a watchman.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The house | בֵּית֑וֹ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| he built | בָּנָ֣ה | bā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| is like a moth’s cocoon | כָעָ֣שׁ | ḵā·‘āš | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6211 moth |
| like a hut | וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה | ū·ḵə·suk·kāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H5521 thicket, booth |
| set up | עָשָׂ֥ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| by a watchman | נֹצֵֽר׃ | nō·ṣêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 8:14–15 · Isaiah 1:8 · Isaiah 51:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.