Job

Job 36:18–21

¹⁸Be careful that no one lures you with riches;

do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

¹⁹Can your wealth^c or all your mighty effort

keep you from distress?

²⁰Do not long for the night,

when people vanish from their homes.

²¹Be careful not to turn to iniquity,

for this you have preferred to affliction.

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
Be careful	חֵ֭מָה	ḥê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2534 heat, rage
that no one	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
lures	יְסִֽיתְךָ֣	yə·sî·ṯə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5496 incite, allure, instigate
you with riches	בְסָ֑פֶק	ḇə·sā·p̄eq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5607 chastisement, satiety
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let a large	וְרָב־	wə·rāḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
bribe	כֹּ֝֗פֶר	kō·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H3724 the price of a life, ransom
lead you astray	יַטֶּֽךָּ׃	yaṭ·ṭe·kā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can your wealth	שׁ֭וּעֲךָ	šū·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7769 opulence ?
or all	וְ֝כֹ֗ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your mighty effort	מַאֲמַצֵּי־	ma·’ă·maṣ·ṣê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3981 power, strength, force
keep	הֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְ	hă·ya·‘ă·rōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
you from	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
distress	בְצָ֑ר	ḇə·ṣār	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
long for	תִּשְׁאַ֥ף	tiš·’ap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
the night	הַלָּ֑יְלָה	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
when people	עַמִּ֣ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
vanish	לַעֲל֖וֹת	la·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from their homes	תַּחְתָּֽם׃	taḥ·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H8478 the under part

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be careful	הִ֭שָּׁמֶר	hiš·šā·mer	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to turn	תֵּ֣פֶן	tê·p̄en	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H6437 turn
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
iniquity	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this	זֶ֝֗ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
you have preferred	בָּחַ֥רְתָּ	bā·ḥar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H977 choose
to affliction	מֵעֹֽנִי׃	mê·‘ō·nî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6040 affliction, poverty