Job

Job 31:30

³⁰I have not allowed my mouth to sin

by asking for his life with a curse —

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
allowed	נָתַ֣תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
my mouth	חִכִּ֑י	ḥik·kî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
to sin	לַחֲטֹ֣א	la·ḥă·ṭō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss
by asking for	לִשְׁאֹ֖ל	liš·’ōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7592 ask, inquire
his life	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with a curse	בְּאָלָ֣ה	bə·’ā·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.