Job
Job 9:21
21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself;
I despise my own life.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though I | אָ֭נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am blameless | תָּֽם־ | tām- | Adjective - masculine singular | H8535 complete |
| I have no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| concern | אֵדַ֥ע | ’ê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| for myself | נַפְשִׁ֗י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| I despise | אֶמְאַ֥ס | ’em·’as | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3988 reject |
| my own life | חַיָּֽי׃ | ḥay·yāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2416 alive, living |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 139:23–24 · Job 1:1 · 1 Corinthians 4:4 · Job 7:21 · Proverbs 28:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.