Job
Job 6:15
15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis,
as seasonal streams that overflow,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| my brothers | אַ֭חַי | ’a·ḥay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| are as faithless | בָּגְד֣וּ | bā·ḡə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| as | כְמוֹ־ | ḵə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| wadis | נָ֑חַל | nā·ḥal | Noun - masculine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| as seasonal streams | כַּאֲפִ֖יק | ka·’ă·p̄îq | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H650 channel |
| that overflow | יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ | ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 38:11 · Jeremiah 15:18 · Psalm 41:9 · Psalm 55:12–14 · John 13:18 · John 16:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.