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
Word by word
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Job 4:13
| 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 |
Job 4:14
| 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 |
Job 4:15
| 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 |
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.