Job

Job 7:2–6

²Like a slave he longs for shade;

like a hireling he waits for his wages.

³So I am allotted months of futility,

and nights of misery are appointed to me.

⁴When I lie down I think:

‘When will I get up?’

But the night drags on,

and I toss and turn until dawn.

⁵My flesh is clothed with worms

and encrusted with dirt;

my skin is cracked and festering.

⁶My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;

they come to an end without hope.

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
Like a slave	כְּעֶ֥בֶד	kə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
he longs for	יִשְׁאַף־	yiš·’ap̄-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
shade	צֵ֑ל	ṣêl	Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
like a hireling	וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר	ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
he waits for	יְקַוֶּ֥ה	yə·qaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6960 wait for
his wages	פָעֳלֽוֹ׃	p̄ā·‘o·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	כֵּ֤ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
I am allotted	הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי	hā·nə·ḥal·tî	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5157 get or take as a possession
months	יַרְחֵי־	yar·ḥê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3391 month
of futility	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
and nights	וְלֵיל֥וֹת	wə·lê·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3915 twist, night, adversity
of misery	עָ֝מָ֗ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
are appointed	מִנּוּ־	min·nū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
to me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I lie down	שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי	šā·ḵaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7901 lie down
I think	וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי	wə·’ā·mar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
When	מָתַ֣י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
will I get up	אָ֭קוּם	’ā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
But the night	עָ֑רֶב	‘ā·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
drags on	וּמִדַּד־	ū·mid·daḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
and I toss and turn	וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי	wə·śā·ḇa‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
until	עֲדֵי־	‘ă·ḏê-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
dawn	נָֽשֶׁף׃	nā·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My flesh	בְּשָׂרִ֣י	bə·śā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
is clothed	לָ֘בַ֤שׁ	lā·ḇaš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
with worms	רִ֭מָּה	rim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H7415 worm
and encrusted	וְגִישׁ	wə·ḡīš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1487 clod, lump
with dirt	עָפָ֑ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
my skin	עוֹרִ֥י	‘ō·w·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5785 skin
is cracked	רָ֝גַ֗ע	rā·ḡa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7280 disturb
and festering	וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃	way·yim·mā·’ês	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My days	יָמַ֣י	yā·may	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3117 day
are swifter	קַ֭לּוּ	qal·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
than	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
a weaver’s shuttle	אָ֑רֶג	’ā·reḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H708 loom
they come to an end	וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ	way·yiḵ·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
without	בְּאֶ֣פֶס	bə·’e·p̄es	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H657 the two extremities
hope	תִּקְוָֽה׃	tiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord