Job

Job 28:5

5Food may come from the earth,

but from below it is transformed as by fire.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Foodלָ֑חֶםlā·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
may comeיֵֽצֵא־yê·ṣê-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
fromמִמֶּ֥נָּהmim·men·nāhPreposition; third person feminine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the earthאֶ֗רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
but from belowוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָwə·ṯaḥ·te·hāConjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singularH8478 the under part
it is transformedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh·paḵVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
asכְּמוֹ־kə·mōw-PrepositionH3644 like, as, when
by fireאֵֽשׁ׃’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire

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Isaiah 28:25–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.