Job
Job 37:19
19Teach us what we should say to Him;
we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teach us | ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ | hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural | H3045 know |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| we should say | נֹּ֣אמַר | nō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| to Him | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| we cannot | לֹ֥א־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| draw up our case | נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ | na·‘ă·rōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| because of | מִפְּנֵי־ | mip·pə·nê- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| our darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.