Job

Job 9:26

²⁶They sweep by like boats of papyrus,

like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

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
They sweep by	חָ֭לְפוּ	ḥā·lə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
like	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
boats	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of papyrus	אֵבֶ֑ה	’ê·ḇeh	Noun - masculine singular	H16 reed, papyrus
like an eagle	כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר	kə·ne·šer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
swooping down	יָט֥וּשׂ	yā·ṭūś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2907 rush, dart
on	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
its prey	אֹֽכֶל׃	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.