Job

Job 31:9–12

⁹If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife,

or I have lurked at his door,

¹⁰then may my own wife grind grain for another,

and may other men sleep with her.

¹¹For that would be a heinous crime,

an iniquity to be judged.

¹²For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon;^a

it would root out my entire harvest.

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
my heart	לִ֭בִּי	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
has been enticed	נִפְתָּ֣ה	nip̄·tāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my neighbor’s	רֵעִ֣י	rê·‘î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7453 shouting, roar
wife	אִשָּׁ֑ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
or I have lurked	אָרָֽבְתִּי׃	’ā·rā·ḇə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H693 lie in wait
at	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
his door	פֶּ֖תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then may my own wife	אִשְׁתִּ֑י	’iš·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H802 woman, wife, female
grind	תִּטְחַ֣ן	tiṭ·ḥan	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2912 grind
for another	לְאַחֵ֣ר	lə·’a·ḥêr	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
and may other men	אֲחֵרִֽין׃	’ă·ḥê·rîn	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
sleep	יִכְרְע֥וּן	yiḵ·rə·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3766 bow down
with her	וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ	wə·‘ā·le·hā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
that	הוּא	hū	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
a heinous crime	זִמָּ֑ה	zim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2154 plan, device, wickedness
an iniquity	עָוֺ֥ן	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
to be judged	פְּלִילִֽים׃	pə·lî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6414 judge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִ֭יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a fire	אֵ֣שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
that burns	תֹּאכֵ֑ל	tō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
down to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Abaddon	אֲבַדּ֣וֹן	’ă·ḇad·dō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H11 Destruction, Ruin, 'Abaddon
it would root out	תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃	ṯə·šā·rêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8327 deal with the roots
my entire	וּֽבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
harvest	תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8393 product, revenue