Job

Job 29:7–14

⁷When I went out to the city gate

and took my seat in the public square,

⁸the young men saw me and withdrew,

and the old men rose to their feet.

⁹The princes refrained from speaking

and covered their mouths with their hands.

¹⁰The voices of the nobles were hushed,

and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

¹¹For those who heard me called me blessed,

and those who saw me commended me,

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.

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
When I went out	בְּצֵ֣אתִי	bə·ṣê·ṯî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
to the city	קָ֑רֶת	qā·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7176 town, city
gate	שַׁ֣עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
and took	אָכִ֥ין	’ā·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3559 be firm
my seat	מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃	mō·wō·šā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
in the public square	בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב	bā·rə·ḥō·wḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the young men	נְעָרִ֣ים	nə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
saw me	רָא֣וּנִי	rā·’ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7200 see
and withdrew	וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ	wə·neḥ·bā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2244 withdraw, hide
and the old men	וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים	wî·šî·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H3453 aged
rose	קָ֣מוּ	qā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to their feet	עָמָֽדוּ׃	‘ā·mā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The princes	שָׂ֭רִים	śā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
refrained	עָצְר֣וּ	‘ā·ṣə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6113 restrain, retain
from speaking	בְמִלִּ֑ים	ḇə·mil·lîm	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4405 word, speech, utterance
and covered	יָשִׂ֥ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
their mouths	לְפִיהֶֽם׃	lə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
with their hands	וְ֝כַ֗ף	wə·ḵap̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The voices	קוֹל־	qō·wl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the nobles	נְגִידִ֥ים	nə·ḡî·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5057 leader
were hushed	נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ	neḥ·bā·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2244 withdraw, hide
and their tongues	וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם	ū·lə·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
stuck	דָּבֵֽקָה׃	dā·ḇê·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the roofs of their mouths	לְחִכָּ֥ם	lə·ḥik·kām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
those	אֹ֣זֶן	’ō·zen	Noun - feminine singular	H241 ear
who heard me	שָׁ֭מְעָה	šā·mə·ʿāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
called me blessed	וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי	wat·tə·’aš·šə·rê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H833 go straight, go on, advance
and those who	וְעַ֥יִן	wə·‘a·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
saw me	רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה	rā·’ă·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
commended me	וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃	wat·tə·‘î·ḏê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again

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