Job

Job 7:2

²Like a slave he longs for shade;

like a hireling he waits for his wages.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.