Job

Job 7:17–18

¹⁷What is man that You should exalt him,

that You should set Your heart upon him,

¹⁸that You attend to him every morning,

and test him every moment?

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
What	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is man	אֱ֭נוֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You should exalt him	תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ	ṯə·ḡad·də·len·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
that	וְכִי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You should set	תָשִׁ֖ית	ṯā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
Your heart	לִבֶּֽךָ׃	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
upon him	אֵלָ֣יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
that You attend to him	וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ	wat·tip̄·qə·ḏen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
every morning	לִבְקָרִ֑ים	liḇ·qā·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1242 morning
test him	תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃	tiḇ·ḥā·nen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H974 examine, try
every moment	לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים	lir·ḡā·‘îm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H7281 a moment

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 7:17 Hebrews 2:6 · Psalm 8:4 · Psalm 144:3 · Job 34:14–15

Job 7:18 Jeremiah 9:7 · Isaiah 38:12–13 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Exodus 20:5 · Genesis 22:1 · Isaiah 26:14 · Daniel 12:10 · Job 14:3 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · Zechariah 13:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.