Job

Job 6:2–3

²“If only my grief could be weighed

and placed with my calamity on the scales.

³For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas —

no wonder my words have been rash.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	ל֗וּ	lū	Preposition	H3863 if
my grief	כַּעְשִׂ֑י	ka‘·śî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3708 vexation, anger
could be weighed	שָׁק֣וֹל	šā·qō·wl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8254 weigh
and placed	יִשְׂאוּ־	yiś·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
with	יָֽחַד׃	yā·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
my calamity	וְהַיָּתִי	wə·hay·yå̄·ṯī	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1962 destruction
on the scales	בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם	bə·mō·zə·na·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - md	H3976 balances, scales

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
then	עַתָּ֗ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
it would outweigh	יִכְבָּ֑ד	yiḵ·bāḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
the sand	מֵח֣וֹל	mê·ḥō·wl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
of the seas	יַמִּ֣ים	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
no wonder	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my words	דְּבָרַ֥י	də·ḇā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
have been rash	לָֽעוּ׃	lā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3886 swallow, swallow down

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Job 6:3 Proverbs 27:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.