Job
Job 41:3
3Will he beg you for mercy
or speak to you softly?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will he beg | הֲיַרְבֶּ֣ה | hă·yar·beh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| you | אֵ֭לֶיךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| for mercy | תַּחֲנוּנִ֑ים | ta·ḥă·nū·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8469 supplication for favour |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| speak | יְדַבֵּ֖ר | yə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to you | אֵלֶ֣יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| softly | רַכּֽוֹת׃ | rak·kō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H7390 tender, delicate, soft |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.