Job
Job 29:23
23They waited for me as for rain
and drank in my words like spring showers.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They waited | וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ | wə·yi·ḥă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3176 wait |
| for me as for rain | כַמָּטָ֣ר | ḵam·mā·ṭār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| and drank in my words | פָּעֲר֥וּ | pā·‘ă·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6473 open wide |
| like spring showers | לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ | lə·mal·qō·wōš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4456 latter-rain, spring-rain |
Cross-references
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Hosea 6:3 · Zechariah 10:1 · Psalm 72:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.