Job
Job 5:4
4His sons are far from safety,
crushed in court without a defender.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His sons | בָנָ֣יו | ḇā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| are far | יִרְחֲק֣וּ | yir·ḥă·qū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| from safety | מִיֶּ֑שַׁע | mî·ye·ša‘ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation |
| crushed | וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ | wə·yid·dak·kə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1792 crush |
| in court | בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר | ḇaš·ša·‘ar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| without | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| a defender | מַצִּֽיל׃ | maṣ·ṣîl | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 127:5 · Psalm 119:155 · Job 18:16–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.