Job 12:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.”

Job 12:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 12:236 words

HebrewMeaning

מַשְׂגִּ֣יאmaśəgiyʾ

increaseverbH7679

magnify

לַ֭/גּוֹיִםlagwōyim

GentilepronH1471

heathen · nation · people

וַֽ/יְאַבְּדֵ֑/םwayəʾabədēm

breakconjH6

destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···

שֹׁטֵ֥חַšōṭēḥa

all abroadverbH7849

enlarge · spread · stretch out

לַ֝/גּוֹיִ֗םlagwōyim

GentilepronH1471

heathen · nation · people

וַ/יַּנְחֵֽ/םwayanəḥēm

bestowconjH5148

bring · govern · guide · lead ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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