Job
Job 28:5
5Food may come from the earth,
but from below it is transformed as by fire.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | לָ֑חֶם | lā·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| may come | יֵֽצֵא־ | yê·ṣê- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from | מִמֶּ֥נָּה | mim·men·nāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the earth | אֶ֗רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| but from below | וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָ | wə·ṯaḥ·te·hā | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singular | H8478 the under part |
| it is transformed | נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ | neh·paḵ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| as | כְּמוֹ־ | kə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| by fire | אֵֽשׁ׃ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.