Job
Job 31:9
9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife,
or I have lurked at his door,
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 11:4 · Ecclesiastes 7:26 · Judges 16:5 · Proverbs 2:16–19 · Jeremiah 5:8 · Proverbs 6:25 · Nehemiah 13:26 · Hosea 7:4 · Proverbs 22:14 · Job 24:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.