Job

Job 33:15–17

¹⁵In a dream,

in a vision in the night,

when deep sleep falls upon men

as they slumber on their beds,

¹⁶He opens their ears

and terrifies them with warnings

¹⁷to turn a man from wrongdoing

and keep him from pride,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In a dream	בַּחֲל֤וֹם׀	ba·ḥă·lō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2472 dream
in a vision	חֶזְי֬וֹן	ḥez·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2384 vision
in the night	לַ֗יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
when deep sleep	תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה	tar·dê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8639 deep sleep
falls	בִּנְפֹ֣ל	bin·p̄ōl	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
men	אֲנָשִׁ֑ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
as they slumber	בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת	biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H8572 slumber
on	עֲלֵ֣י	‘ă·lê	Preposition	H5921 height
their beds	מִשְׁכָּֽב׃	miš·kāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He opens	יִ֭גְלֶה	yiḡ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
their ears	אֹ֣זֶן	’ō·zen	Noun - feminine singular construct	H241 ear
and terrifies them	יַחְתֹּֽם׃	yaḥ·tōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
with warnings	וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם	ū·ḇə·mō·sā·rām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4561 admonition

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to turn	לְ֭הָסִיר	lə·hā·sîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
a man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
from wrongdoing	מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה	ma·‘ă·śeh	Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
and keep him	יְכַסֶּֽה׃	yə·ḵas·seh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
from	מִגֶּ֣בֶר	mig·ge·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
pride	וְגֵוָ֖ה	wə·ḡê·wāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1466 pride

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 33:15 Numbers 12:6 · Job 4:13 · Genesis 20:3 · Genesis 31:24 · Daniel 4:5 · Daniel 8:18 · Jeremiah 23:28 · Hebrews 1:1 · Genesis 15:12

Job 33:16 Job 36:10 · Job 36:15 · Psalm 40:6 · Isaiah 50:5 · Luke 24:45 · Isaiah 6:10 · Acts 16:14 · Nehemiah 9:38 · Romans 15:28 · 2 Samuel 7:27 · Isaiah 48:8

Job 33:17 James 4:10 · Isaiah 2:11 · Job 17:11 · 2 Corinthians 12:7 · Matthew 27:19 · Genesis 20:6 · 2 Chronicles 32:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.