Job
Job 31:26–28
26if I have beheld the sunc 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
- c 31:26 Hebrew the light
Word by word
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Job 31:26
| 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 |
Job 31:27
| 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 |
Job 31:28
| 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 |
Cross-references
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Job 31:26 Ezekiel 8:16 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Deuteronomy 17:3 · Jeremiah 8:2 · 2 Kings 23:5 · 2 Kings 23:11 · Jeremiah 44:17
Job 31:27 Deuteronomy 13:6 · Deuteronomy 11:16
Job 31:28 Job 31:11 · Deuteronomy 17:2–7 · Psalm 50:6 · Job 23:7 · Judges 11:27 · Deuteronomy 17:9 · Job 9:15 · Joshua 24:27 · Joshua 24:23 · Genesis 18:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.