Job

Job 36:21

²¹Be careful not to turn to iniquity,

for this you have preferred to affliction.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.