Job
Job 31:21
21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless
because I saw that I had support in the gate,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have lifted | הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי | hă·nî·p̄ō·w·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle |
| up my hand | יָדִ֑י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the fatherless | יָת֣וֹם | yā·ṯō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I saw | אֶרְאֶ֥ה | ’er·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| that I had support | עֶזְרָתִֽי׃ | ‘ez·rā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5833 help, succour, assistance |
| in the gate | בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר | ḇaš·ša·‘ar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.