Job

Job 31:24–28

²⁴If I have put my trust in gold

or called pure gold my security,

²⁵if I have rejoiced in my great wealth

because my hand had gained so much,

²⁶if I have beheld the sun^c in its radiance

or the moon moving in splendor,

²⁷so that my heart was secretly enticed

and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

²⁸this would also be an iniquity to be judged,

for I would have denied God on high.

Footnotes

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
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have put	שַׂ֣מְתִּי	śam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
my trust	כִּסְלִ֑י	kis·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3689 loins
in gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
or called	אָמַ֥רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
pure gold	וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם	wə·lak·ke·ṯem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3800 gold
my security	מִבְטַחִֽי׃	miḇ·ṭa·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4009 confidence

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have rejoiced	אֶ֭שְׂמַח	’eś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my great	רַ֣ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
wealth	חֵילִ֑י	ḥê·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
because	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my hand	יָדִֽי׃	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
had gained	מָצְאָ֥ה	mā·ṣə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
so much	כַ֝בִּ֗יר	ḵab·bîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H3524 great, mighty, much

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have beheld	אֶרְאֶ֣ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the sun	א֖וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
in its radiance	יָהֵ֑ל	yā·hêl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1984 shine
or the moon	וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ	wə·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
moving	הֹלֵֽךְ׃	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in splendor	יָקָ֥ר	yā·qār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that my heart	לִבִּ֑י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was secretly	בַּסֵּ֣תֶר	bas·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
enticed	וַיִּ֣פְתְּ	way·yip̄t	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
and my hand	יָדִ֣י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
threw a kiss	וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק	wat·tiš·šaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5401 kiss
from my mouth	לְפִֽי׃	lə·p̄î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
this	ה֭וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
would also be	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
an iniquity	עָוֺ֣ן	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
to be judged	פְּלִילִ֑י	pə·lî·lî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6416 for a judge, calling for judgement
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I would have denied	כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי	ḵi·ḥaš·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
God	לָאֵ֣ל	lā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
on high	מִמָּֽעַל׃	mim·mā·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part