Job
Job 6:3
3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas —
no wonder my words have been rash.
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.