Job
Job 32:22
22For I do not know how to flatter,
or my Maker would remove me in an instant.’’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know how | יָדַ֣עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| to flatter | אֲכַנֶּ֑ה | ’ă·ḵan·neh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3655 betitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen |
| or my Maker | עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃ | ‘ō·śê·nî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| would remove me | יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי | yiś·śā·’ê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| in an instant | כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט | kim·‘aṭ | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 12:2–3 · Proverbs 29:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.