Job

Job 4:15–19

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:

¹⁷‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God,

or a man more pure than his Maker?

¹⁸If God puts no trust in His servants,

and He charges His angels with error,

¹⁹how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,

whose foundations are in the dust,

who can be crushed like a moth!

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a mortal	הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ	ha·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
be more righteous	יִצְדָּ֑ק	yiṣ·dāq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous
than God	מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ	mê·’ĕ·lō·w·ha	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
or	אִ֥ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
a man	גָּֽבֶר׃	gā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
more pure	יִטְהַר־	yiṭ·har-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2891 be clean, pure
than his Maker	מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ	mê·‘ō·śê·hū	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
God puts no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
trust	יַאֲמִ֑ין	ya·’ă·mîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
in His servants	בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו	ba·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and He charges	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
His angels	וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו	ū·ḇə·mal·’ā·ḵāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4397 messenger
with error	תָּהֳלָֽה׃	tā·ho·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8417 error

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how much more	אַ֤ף׀	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
those who dwell	שֹׁכְנֵ֬י	šō·ḵə·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in houses	בָֽתֵּי־	ḇāt·tê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of clay	חֹ֗מֶר	ḥō·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
foundations	יְסוֹדָ֑ם	yə·sō·w·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3247 foundation, base
are in the dust	בֶּעָפָ֥ר	be·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
who can be crushed	יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם	yə·ḏak·kə·’ūm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H1792 crush
like a moth	עָֽשׁ׃	‘āš	Noun - masculine singular	H6211 moth