Job

Job 34:14–15

¹⁴If He were to set His heart to it

and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

¹⁵all flesh would perish together

and mankind would return to the dust.

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
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
He were to set	יָשִׂ֣ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
His heart	לִבּ֑וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to it	אֵלָ֣יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and withdraw	יֶאֱסֹֽף׃	ye·’ĕ·sōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
His Spirit	רוּח֥וֹ	rū·ḥōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and breath	וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ	wə·niš·mā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5397 breath

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
flesh	בָּשָׂ֣ר	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
would perish	יִגְוַ֣ע	yiḡ·wa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1478 expire perish, die
together	יָ֑חַד	yā·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
and mankind	וְ֝אָדָ֗ם	wə·’ā·ḏām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
would return	יָשֽׁוּב׃	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the dust	עָפָ֥ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

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

Job 34:14 Psalm 104:29 · Job 7:17 · Job 9:4

Job 34:15 Genesis 3:19 · Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Isaiah 57:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.