Job
Job 29:2
2“How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How I long | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| for the months | כְיַרְחֵי־ | ḵə·yar·ḥê- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3391 month |
| gone by | קֶ֑דֶם | qe·ḏem | Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| for the days | כִּ֝ימֵ֗י | kî·mê | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| when God | אֱל֣וֹהַּ | ’ĕ·lō·w·ah | Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| watched over me | יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ | yiš·mə·rê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.