Job

Job 33:27–30

²⁷Then he sings before^b men

with these words:

‘I have sinned and perverted what was right;

yet I did not get what I deserved.

²⁸He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,

and I will live to see the light.’

²⁹Behold, all these things God does to a man,

two or even three times,

³⁰to bring back his soul from the Pit,

that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he sings	יָשֹׁ֤ר׀	yā·šōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7789 behold, regard
before	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
men	אֲנָשִׁ֗ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
with these words	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have sinned	חָ֭טָאתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
and perverted	הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי	he·‘ĕ·wê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5753 bend, twist
what was right	וְיָשָׁ֥ר	wə·yā·šār	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
yet I did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
get what I deserved	שָׁ֥וָה	šā·wāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7737 be even, smooth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He redeemed	פָּדָ֣ה	pā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6299 ransom
my soul	נַפְשִׁי	nap̄·šī	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
from going down	מֵעֲבֹ֣ר	mê·‘ă·ḇōr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to the Pit	בַּשָּׁ֑חַת	baš·šā·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
and I will live	וְחַיָּתִי	wə·ḥay·yå̄·ṯī	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
to see	תִּרְאֶֽה׃	tir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
the light	בָּא֥וֹר	bā·’ō·wr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H216 light

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הֶן־	hen-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things	אֵ֭לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
does	יִפְעַל־	yip̄·‘al-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6466 do, make
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
a man	גָּֽבֶר׃	gā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
two	פַּעֲמַ֖יִם	pa·‘ă·ma·yim	Noun - fd	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
or even three times	שָׁל֣וֹשׁ	šā·lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to bring back	לְהָשִׁ֣יב	lə·hā·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
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
that he may be enlightened	לֵ֝א֗וֹר	lê·’ō·wr	Preposition; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H215 be or become light
with the light	בְּא֣וֹר	bə·’ō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
of life	הַֽחַיִּים׃	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living