Job

Job 29:12–17

¹²because I rescued the poor who cried out

and the fatherless who had no helper.

¹³The dying man blessed me,

and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;

justice was my robe and my turban.

¹⁵I served as eyes to the blind

and as feet to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the needy,

and I took up the case of the stranger.

¹⁷I shattered the fangs of the unjust

and snatched the prey from his teeth.

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
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I rescued	אֲ֭מַלֵּט	’ă·mal·lêṭ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4422 slip away
the poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
who cried out	מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ	mə·šaw·wê·a‘	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7768 cry out for help
and the fatherless	וְ֝יָת֗וֹם	wə·yā·ṯō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
who had no	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
helper	עֹזֵ֥ר	‘ō·zêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5826 help, succour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The dying man	אֹ֭בֵד	’ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6 perish
blessed me	בִּרְכַּ֣ת	bir·kaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1293 blessing
and I made the widow’s	אַלְמָנָ֣ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
heart	וְלֵ֖ב	wə·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
sing for joy	אַרְנִֽן׃	’ar·nin	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7442 give a ringing cry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I put on	לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי	lā·ḇaš·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
righteousness	צֶ֣דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and it clothed me	וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי	way·yil·bā·šê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
justice	מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
was my robe	כִּֽמְעִ֥יל	kim·‘îl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4598 robe
and my turban	וְ֝צָנִ֗יף	wə·ṣā·nîp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6797 turban

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	הָ֭יִיתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
eyes	עֵינַ֣יִם	‘ê·na·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
to the blind	לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר	la·‘iw·wêr	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
as feet	וְרַגְלַ֖יִם	wə·raḡ·la·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - fd	H7272 foot
to the lame	לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ	lap·pis·sê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָ֭נֹכִֽי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
was a father	אָ֣ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
to the needy	לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים	lā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor
and I took up	אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃	’eḥ·qə·rê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H2713 search
the case	וְרִ֖ב	wə·riḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
of the stranger	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I shattered	וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה	wā·’ă·šab·bə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the fangs	מְתַלְּע֣וֹת	mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4973 biter, tooth
of the unjust	עַוָּ֑ל	‘aw·wāl	Noun - masculine singular	H5767 unjust, unrighteous one
and snatched	אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ	’aš·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
the prey	טָֽרֶף׃	ṭā·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
from his teeth	וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו	ū·miš·šin·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H8127 tooth, ivory