Job

Job 40:21

21He lies under the lotus plants,e

hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

Footnotes

  • e 40:21 Or bramble bushes; also in verse 22

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He liesיִשְׁכָּ֑בyiš·kāḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7901 lie down
underתַּֽחַת־ta·ḥaṯ-PrepositionH8478 the under part
the lotus plantsצֶאֱלִ֥יםṣe·’ĕ·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH6628 lotus tree
hiddenבְּסֵ֖תֶרbə·sê·ṯerPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
among the reedsקָנֶ֣הqā·nehNoun - masculine singularH7070 stalk, reed
of the marshוּבִצָּֽה׃ū·ḇiṣ·ṣāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH1207 swamp

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.