Job

Job 33:19–22

¹⁹A man is also chastened on his bed

with pain and constant distress in his bones,

²⁰so that he detests his bread,

and his soul loathes his favorite food.

²¹His flesh wastes away from sight,

and his hidden bones protrude.

²²He draws near to the Pit,

and his life to the messengers of death.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A man is also chastened	וְהוּכַ֣ח	wə·hū·ḵaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his bed	מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ	miš·kā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
with pain	בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב	bə·maḵ·’ō·wḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4341 pain
and constant	אֵתָֽן׃	’ê·ṯān	Adjective - masculine singular	H386 perennial, ever-flowing
distress	וְרִיב	wə·rīḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7379 strife, dispute
in his bones	עֲצָמָ֣יו	‘ă·ṣā·māw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that he	חַיָּת֣וֹ	ḥay·yā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
detests	וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ	wə·zi·hă·mat·tū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H2092 be foul, loathsome
his bread	לָ֑חֶם	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and his soul	וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ	wə·nap̄·šōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
his favorite	תַּאֲוָֽה׃	ta·’ă·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8378 desire
food	מַאֲכַ֥ל	ma·’ă·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3978 food

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His flesh	בְּשָׂר֣וֹ	bə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
wastes away	יִ֣כֶל	yi·ḵel	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
from sight	מֵרֹ֑אִי	mê·rō·’î	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7210 looking, seeing, sight
and his hidden	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bones	עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
protrude	וּשְׁפִי	ū·šə·p̄ī	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
draws near	וַתִּקְרַ֣ב	wat·tiq·raḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7126 come near, approach
to the Pit	לַשַּׁ֣חַת	laš·ša·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l, Article; 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
to the messengers of death	לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃	lam·mi·ṯîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die