Job
Job 9:34–35
34Let Him remove His rod from me,
so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
35Then I would speak without fear of Him.
But as it is, I am on my own.’’
Word by word
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Job 9:34
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let Him remove | יָסֵ֣ר | yā·sêr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| His rod | שִׁבְט֑וֹ | šiḇ·ṭōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| from me | מֵעָלַ֣י | mê·‘ā·lay | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| so that His terror | וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ | wə·’ê·mā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H367 terror, dread |
| will no | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| longer frighten me | תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ | tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular | H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify |
Job 9:35
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I would speak | אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה | ’a·ḏab·bə·rāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| without | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fear of Him | אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ | ’î·rā·’en·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| But | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| as it is | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| I | אָ֝נֹכִ֗י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am on my own | עִמָּדִֽי׃ | ‘im·mā·ḏî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5978 along with |
Cross-references
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Job 9:34 Psalm 39:10 · Job 33:7 · Job 13:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.