Job

Job 31:1–4

¹“I have made a covenant with my eyes.

How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

²For what is the allotment of God from above,

or the heritage from the Almighty on high?

³Does not disaster come to the unjust

and calamity to the workers of iniquity?

⁴Does He not see my ways

and count my every step?

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 have made	כָּרַ֣תִּי	kā·rat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּ֭רִית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with my eyes	לְעֵינָ֑י	lə·‘ê·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
How then	וּמָ֥ה	ū·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
could I gaze	אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן	’eṯ·bō·w·nên	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular	H995 discern
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a virgin	בְּתוּלָֽה׃	bə·ṯū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For what	וּמֶ֤ה׀	ū·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
the allotment	חֵ֣לֶק	ḥê·leq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2506 portion, tract, territory
of God	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
from above	מִמָּ֑עַל	mim·mā·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
or the heritage	וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת	wə·na·ḥă·laṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
from the Almighty	שַׁ֝דַּ֗י	šad·dai	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
on high	מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃	mim·mə·rō·mîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H4791 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does not	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
disaster	אֵ֥יד	’êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H343 distress, calamity
come to the unjust	לְעַוָּ֑ל	lə·‘aw·wāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5767 unjust, unrighteous one
and calamity	וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר	wə·nê·ḵer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5235 misfortune, calamity
to the workers	לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי	lə·p̄ō·‘ă·lê	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
of iniquity	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does He	ה֭וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
not	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶ֣ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
my ways	דְרָכָ֑י	ḏə·rā·ḵāy	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and count	יִסְפּֽוֹר׃	yis·pō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
my every	וְֽכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
step	צְעָדַ֥י	ṣə·‘ā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6806 step, pace