Job

Job 5:13

¹³He catches the wise in their craftiness,^b

and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He catches	לֹכֵ֣ד	lō·ḵêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
in their craftiness	בְּעָרְמָ֑ם	bə·‘ā·rə·mām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
and sweeps away	נִמְהָֽרָה׃	nim·hā·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
the plans	וַעֲצַ֖ת	wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the cunning	נִפְתָּלִ֣ים	nip̄·tā·lîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6617 twist

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.