Job
Job 3:24
24I sigh when food is put before me,
and my groans pour out like water.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I sigh | אַנְחָתִ֣י | ’an·ḥā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H585 sighing, groaning |
| when | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| food | לַ֭חְמִי | laḥ·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3899 bread, food |
| is put | תָבֹ֑א | ṯā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| before me | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| and my groans | שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃ | ša·’ă·ḡō·ṯāy | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H7581 roaring |
| pour out | וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ | way·yit·tə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5413 pour forth |
| like water | כַ֝מַּ֗יִם | ḵam·ma·yim | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 102:9 · Psalm 42:3–4 · Psalm 80:5 · Psalm 38:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.