Job

Job 4:12–16

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,

¹⁴fear and trembling came over me

and made all my bones shudder.

¹⁵Then a spirit^a glided past my face,

and the hair on my body bristled.

¹⁶It stood still,

but I could not discern its appearance;

a form loomed before my eyes,

and I heard a whispering voice:

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
fear	פַּ֣חַד	pa·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H6343 dread
and trembling	וּרְעָדָ֑ה	ū·rə·‘ā·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7461 trembling
came over me	קְ֭רָאַנִי	qə·rā·’a·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7122 encounter, befall
and made all	וְרֹ֖ב	wə·rōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
my bones	עַצְמוֹתַ֣י	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
shudder	הִפְחִֽיד׃	hip̄·ḥîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6342 dread, be in dread, in awe

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then a spirit	וְ֭רוּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
glided	יַחֲלֹ֑ף	ya·ḥă·lōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
past	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my face	פָּנַ֣י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
the hair	שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת	śa·‘ă·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8185 a hair
on my body	בְּשָׂרִֽי׃	bə·śā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
bristled	תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר	tə·sam·mêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5568 bristle up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It stood still	יַעֲמֹ֤ד׀	ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
but I could not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
discern	אַכִּ֬יר	’ak·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5234 regard, recognize
its appearance	מַרְאֵ֗הוּ	mar·’ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
a form	תְּ֭מוּנָה	tə·mū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8544 likeness, form
loomed before	לְנֶ֣גֶד	lə·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-l	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
my eyes	עֵינָ֑י	‘ê·nāy	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and I heard	אֶשְׁמָֽע׃	’eš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
a whispering	דְּמָמָ֖ה	də·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H1827 whisper
voice	וָק֣וֹל	wā·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice