Job

Job 4:12–13

¹²Now a word came to me secretly;

my ears caught a whisper of it.

¹³In disquieting visions in the night,

when deep sleep falls on men,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now a word	דָּבָ֣ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
came to me	וְ֭אֵלַי	wə·’ê·lay	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
secretly	יְגֻנָּ֑ב	yə·ḡun·nāḇ	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1589 steal
my ears	אָ֝זְנִ֗י	’ā·zə·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H241 ear
caught	וַתִּקַּ֥ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
a whisper	שֵׁ֣מֶץ	šê·meṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H8102 whisper
of it	מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃	men·hū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In disquieting	בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים	biś·‘ip·pîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H5587 divided, sentiment
visions	מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת	mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H2384 vision
in the night	לָ֑יְלָה	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
when deep sleep	תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה	tar·dê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8639 deep sleep
falls	בִּנְפֹ֥ל	bin·p̄ōl	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
men	אֲנָשִֽׁים׃	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind

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

Job 4:12 Job 26:14 · Psalm 62:11 · 1 Corinthians 13:12

Job 4:13 Job 33:14–16 · Genesis 2:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.