Job
Job 6:2
2“If only my grief could be weighed
and placed with my calamity on the scales.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.