Job
Job 3:11
11Why did I not perish at birth;
why did I not die as I came from the womb?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| did I not perish | אָמ֑וּת | ’ā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H4191 die |
| at birth | מֵרֶ֣חֶם | mê·re·ḥem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7358 womb |
| why did I not die | וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ | wə·’eḡ·wā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H1478 expire perish, die |
| as I came | יָצָ֣אתִי | yā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from the womb | מִבֶּ֖טֶן | mib·be·ṭen | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H990 belly, body, womb |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.