Job
Job 30:5–6
5They were banished from among men,
shouted at like thieves,
6so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis,
among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
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.
Job 30:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They were banished | יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ | yə·ḡō·rā·šū | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| among | גֵּ֥ו | gêw | Noun - masculine singular | H1460 back |
| shouted | יָרִ֥יעוּ | yā·rî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7321 raise a shout |
| at | עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ | ‘ā·lê·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| like thieves | כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ | kag·gan·nāḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1590 thief |
Job 30:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so that they lived | לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן | liš·kōn | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| on the slopes | בַּעֲר֣וּץ | ba·‘ă·rūṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6178 dreadful |
| of the wadis | נְחָלִ֣ים | nə·ḥā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| among the rocks | וְכֵפִֽים׃ | wə·ḵê·p̄îm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3710 rock |
| and in holes | חֹרֵ֖י | ḥō·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2356 hole |
| in the ground | עָפָ֣ר | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 30:5 Daniel 4:25
Job 30:6 Judges 6:2 · 1 Samuel 22:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.