Job

Job 31:16

¹⁶If I have denied the desires of the poor

or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have denied	אֶ֭מְנַע	’em·na‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
the desires	מֵחֵ֣פֶץ	mê·ḥê·p̄eṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2656 delight, pleasure
of the poor	דַּלִּ֑ים	dal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
or allowed the widow’s	אַלְמָנָ֣ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
eyes	וְעֵינֵ֖י	wə·‘ê·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
to fail	אֲכַלֶּֽה׃	’ă·ḵal·leh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.