Job

Job 36:8–12

⁸And if men are bound with chains,

caught in cords of affliction,

⁹then He tells them their deeds

and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

¹⁰He opens their ears to correction

and commands that they turn from iniquity.

¹¹If they obey and serve Him,

then they end their days in prosperity

and their years in happiness.

¹²But if they do not obey,

then they perish by the sword^a

and die without knowledge.

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
And if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
men are bound	אֲסוּרִ֥ים	’ă·sū·rîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison
with chains	בַּזִּקִּ֑ים	baz·ziq·qîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2131 leaps, flash, arrow
caught	יִ֝לָּכְד֗וּן	yil·lā·ḵə·ḏūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
in cords	בְּחַבְלֵי־	bə·ḥaḇ·lê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
of affliction	עֹֽנִי׃	‘ō·nî	Noun - masculine singular	H6040 affliction, poverty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then He tells	וַיַּגֵּ֣ד	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
them	לָהֶ֣ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
their deeds	פָּעֳלָ֑ם	pā·‘o·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6467 doing, deed, work
and how	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
arrogantly	יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃	yiṯ·gab·bā·rū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1396 be strong, mighty
they have transgressed	וּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·p̄iš·‘ê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6588 transgression

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He opens	וַיִּ֣גֶל	way·yi·ḡel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
their ears	אָ֭זְנָם	’ā·zə·nām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H241 ear
to correction	לַמּוּסָ֑ר	lam·mū·sār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline
and commands	וַ֝יֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they turn	יְשֻׁב֥וּן	yə·šu·ḇūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7725 turn back, return
from iniquity	מֵאָֽוֶן׃	mê·’ā·wen	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they obey	יִשְׁמְע֗וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
and serve	וְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּ	wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
then they end	יְכַלּ֣וּ	yə·ḵal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
their days	יְמֵיהֶ֣ם	yə·mê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3117 day
in prosperity	בַּטּ֑וֹב	baṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and their years	וּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·šə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8141 year
in happiness	בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃	ban·nə·‘î·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H5273 pleasant, delightful

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obey	יִ֭שְׁמְעוּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
then they perish	יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ	ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by the sword	בְּשֶׁ֣לַח	bə·še·laḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7973 missile, weapon, sprout
and die	וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּ	wə·yiḡ·wə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1478 expire perish, die
without	כִּבְלִי־	kiḇ·lî-	Preposition-k; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
knowledge	דָֽעַת׃	ḏå̄·ʿaṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge