Job

Job 33:18

¹⁸to preserve his soul from the Pit

and his life from perishing by the sword.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to preserve	יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ	yaḥ·śōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
his soul	נַ֭פְשׁוֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
from	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Pit	שָׁ֑חַת	šā·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
and his life	וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ	wə·ḥay·yā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
from perishing	מֵעֲבֹ֥ר	mê·‘ă·ḇōr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by the sword	בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃	baš·šā·laḥ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7973 missile, weapon, sprout

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.