Job

Job 31:40

⁴⁰then let briers grow instead of wheat

and stinkweed instead of barley.”

Thus conclude the words of Job.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then let briers	ח֗וֹחַ	ḥō·w·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2336 brier, bramble
grow	יֵ֥צֵא	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
instead of	תַּ֤חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
wheat	חִטָּ֨ה׀	ḥiṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2406 wheat
and stinkweed	בָאְשָׁ֑ה	ḇā·’ə·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H890 stinking or noxious weeds
instead of	וְתַֽחַת־	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
barley	שְׂעֹרָ֥ה	śə·‘ō·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8184 barley
Thus conclude	תַּ֝֗מּוּ	tam·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8552 be complete, finished
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of Job	אִיּֽוֹב׃פ	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.