Job
Job 31:18
18though from my youth I reared him as would a father,
and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| though | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| from my youth | מִ֭נְּעוּרַי | min·nə·‘ū·ray | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| I reared him | גְּדֵלַ֣נִי | gə·ḏê·la·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| as would a father | כְאָ֑ב | ḵə·’āḇ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| and from my mother’s | אִמִּ֣י | ’im·mî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H517 mother |
| womb | וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן | ū·mib·be·ṭen | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H990 belly, body, womb |
| I guided | אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃ | ’an·ḥen·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H5148 lead, guide |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.