Job

Job 4:13–15

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 spirita glided past my face,

and the hair on my body bristled.

Footnotes

  • a 4:15 Or a wind

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Job 4:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In disquietingבִּ֭שְׂעִפִּיםbiś·‘ip·pîmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH5587 divided, sentiment
visionsמֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹתmê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine pluralH2384 vision
in the nightלָ֑יְלָהlā·yə·lāhNoun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
when deep sleepתַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗הtar·dê·māhNoun - feminine singularH8639 deep sleep
fallsבִּנְפֹ֥לbin·p̄ōlPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5307 fall, lie
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
menאֲנָשִֽׁים׃’ă·nā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind

Job 4:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
fearפַּ֣חַדpa·ḥaḏNoun - masculine singularH6343 dread
and tremblingוּרְעָדָ֑הū·rə·‘ā·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH7461 trembling
came over meקְ֭רָאַנִיqə·rā·’a·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7122 encounter, befall
and made allוְרֹ֖בwə·rōḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
my bonesעַצְמוֹתַ֣י‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯayNoun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH6106 bone, substance, self
shudderהִפְחִֽיד׃hip̄·ḥîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6342 dread, be in dread, in awe

Job 4:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then a spiritוְ֭רוּחַwə·rū·aḥConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH7307 breath, wind, spirit
glidedיַחֲלֹ֑ףya·ḥă·lōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2498 pass on or away, pass through
pastעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
my faceפָּנַ֣יpā·nayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before
the hairשַֽׂעֲרַ֥תśa·‘ă·raṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8185 a hair
on my bodyבְּשָׂרִֽי׃bə·śā·rîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1320 flesh
bristledתְּ֝סַמֵּ֗רtə·sam·mêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH5568 bristle up

Cross-references

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

Job 4:13 Job 33:14–16 · Genesis 2:21

Job 4:14 Revelation 1:17 · Job 33:19

Job 4:15 Hebrews 1:7 · Daniel 5:6 · Psalm 104:4 · Luke 24:37–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.