Job

Job 31:34

³⁴because I greatly feared the crowds

and the contempt of the clans terrified me,

so that I kept silent

and would not go outside —

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I greatly	רַבָּ֗ה	rab·bāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7227 much, many, great
feared	אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀	’e·‘ĕ·rō·wṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6206 cause to tremble, tremble
the crowds	הָ֘מ֤וֹן	hā·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
and the contempt	וּבוּז־	ū·ḇūz-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H937 contempt
of the clans	מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת	miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4940 clan
terrified me	יְחִתֵּ֑נִי	yə·ḥit·tê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
so that I kept silent	וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם	wā·’ed·dōm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
and would not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go outside	אֵ֥צֵא	’ê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out

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