Job

Job 3:13–19

¹³For now I would be lying down in peace;

I would be asleep and at rest

¹⁴with kings and counselors of the earth,

who built for themselves cities now in ruins,

¹⁵or with princes who had gold,

who filled their houses with silver.

¹⁶Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,

like an infant who never sees daylight?

¹⁷There the wicked cease from raging,

and there the weary find rest.

¹⁸The captives enjoy their ease;

they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

¹⁹Both small and great are there,

and the slave is freed from his master.

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
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
now	עַ֭תָּה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
I would be lying down	שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי	šā·ḵaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7901 lie down
in peace	וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט	wə·’eš·qō·wṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
I would be asleep	יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי	yā·šan·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3462 sleep
and	אָ֤ז׀	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
at rest	יָנ֬וּחַֽ	yā·nū·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
kings	מְ֭לָכִים	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
and counselors	וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי	wə·yō·‘ă·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3289 advise, counsel
of the earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
who built	הַבֹּנִ֖ים	hab·bō·nîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build
for themselves	לָֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
cities now in ruins	חֳרָב֣וֹת	ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
with	עִם־	‘i·m·śā-	Preposition	H5973 with
princes	שָׂ֭רִים	śā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
who had gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
who filled	הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים	ham·mal·’îm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
their houses	בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם	bāt·tê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1004 house
with silver	כָּֽסֶף׃	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
why was	אֶהְיֶ֑ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
I not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hidden	טָ֭מוּן	ṭā·mūn	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2934 hide, conceal
like a stillborn child	כְנֵ֣פֶל	ḵə·nê·p̄el	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5309 untimely birth, abortion
like an infant	כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים	kə·‘ō·lə·lîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H5768 child
who never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sees	רָ֥אוּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
daylight	אֽוֹר׃	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the wicked	רְ֭שָׁעִים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
cease	חָ֣דְלוּ	ḥā·ḏə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2308 cease
from raging	רֹ֑גֶז	rō·ḡez	Noun - masculine singular	H7267 agitation, excitement, raging
and there	וְשָׁ֥ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the weary	יְגִ֣יעֵי	yə·ḡî·‘ê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3019 weary
find rest	יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ	yā·nū·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5117 rest

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The captives	אֲסִירִ֣ים	’ă·sî·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H615 bondman, prisoner
enjoy	יַ֭חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
their ease	שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ	ša·’ă·nā·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H7599 be at ease or at peace, rest securely
they do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ	šā·mə·ʿû	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
the voice	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
of the oppressor	נֹגֵֽשׂ׃	nō·ḡêś	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Both small	קָטֹ֣ן	qā·ṭōn	Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
and great	וְ֭גָדוֹל	wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
are there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and the slave	וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד	wə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
is freed	חָפְשִׁ֥י	ḥā·p̄ə·šî	Adjective - masculine singular	H2670 free
from his master	מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃	mê·’ă·ḏō·nāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord