Job

Job 5:17–22

¹⁷Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects;

so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.^c

¹⁸For He wounds, but He also binds;

He strikes, but His hands also heal.

¹⁹He will rescue you from six calamities;

no harm will touch you in seven.

²⁰In famine He will redeem you from death,

and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

²¹You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,

and will not fear havoc when it comes.

²²You will laugh at destruction and famine,

and need not fear the beasts of the earth.

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
Blessed	אַשְׁרֵ֣י	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
indeed	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
is the man	אֱ֭נוֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
God	אֱל֑וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
corrects	יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ	yō·w·ḵi·ḥen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
so do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
despise	תִּמְאָֽס׃	tim·’ās	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
the discipline	וּמוּסַ֥ר	ū·mū·sar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4148 discipline
of the Almighty	שַׁ֝דַּ֗י	šad·dai	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
wounds	יַכְאִ֣יב	yaḵ·’îḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3510 be in pain
but He also binds	וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ	wə·yeḥ·bāš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2280 bind, bind on, bind up
He strikes	יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ	yim·ḥaṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4272 smite through, wound severely, shatter
but His hands	וְיָדוֹ	wə·yå̄·ḏō	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
also heal	תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃	tir·pe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7495 heal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will rescue	יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּ	yaṣ·ṣî·le·kā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
you from six	בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ	bə·šêš	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
calamities	צָ֭רוֹת	ṣā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6869 id.
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
harm	רָֽע׃	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
will touch	יִגַּ֖ע	yig·ga‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
you	בְּךָ֣	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
in seven	וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀	ū·ḇə·še·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In famine	בְּ֭רָעָב	bə·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
He will redeem you	פָּֽדְךָ֣	pā·ḏə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6299 ransom
from death	מִמָּ֑וֶת	mim·mā·weṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
and in battle	וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗ה	ū·ḇə·mil·ḥā·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
from the stroke	מִ֣ידֵי	mî·ḏê	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of the sword	חָֽרֶב׃	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will be hidden	תֵּחָבֵ֑א	tê·ḥā·ḇê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2244 withdraw, hide
from the scourge	בְּשׁ֣וֹט	bə·šō·wṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7752 scourge, whip
of the tongue	לָ֭שׁוֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
and will not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	תִירָ֥א	ṯî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
havoc	מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד	miš·šōḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
when	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it comes	יָבֽוֹא׃	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will laugh	תִּשְׂחָ֑ק	tiś·ḥāq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7832 laugh
at destruction	לְשֹׁ֣ד	lə·šōḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
and famine	וּלְכָפָ֣ן	ū·lə·ḵā·p̄ān	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3720 hunger, famine
and need not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
fear	תִּירָֽא׃	tî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
the beasts	וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת	ū·mê·ḥay·yaṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the earth	הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land