Job

Job 6:8–9

⁸If only my request were granted

and God would fulfill my hope:

⁹that God would be willing to crush me,

to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	מִֽי־	mî-	Interjection	H4310 who?
my request	שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י	še·’ĕ·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7596 request, thing asked for
were granted	תָּב֣וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and God	אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
would fulfill	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
my hope	וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י	wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8615 cord

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
that God	אֱ֭לוֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
would be willing	וְיֹאֵ֣ל	wə·yō·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H2974 shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake
to crush me	וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי	wî·ḏak·kə·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H1792 crush
to unleash	יַתֵּ֥ר	yat·têr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5425 spring or start up
His hand	יָ֝ד֗וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and cut me off	וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃	wî·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence

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Job 6:8 Psalm 119:81

Job 6:9 1 Kings 19:4 · Jonah 4:3 · Job 7:15–16 · Isaiah 48:10–13 · Jonah 4:8 · Job 3:20–22 · Revelation 9:6 · Job 14:13 · Job 19:21 · Numbers 11:14–15 · Psalm 32:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.