Job 12:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”

Job 12:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 12:57 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/פִּ֣ידlapiyd

brandpronH3940

lamp · lightning · torch

בּ֭וּזbwz

contemptnounH937

despised · shamed

לְ/עַשְׁתּ֣וּתləʿašətwt

thoughtpronH6248

שַׁאֲנָ֑ןšaʾănān

that is at easeadjH7600

quiet · tumult. Compare

נָ֝כ֗וֹןnākwōn

certainnounH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

לְ/מ֣וֹעֲדֵיləmwōʿădēy

make to shakepronH4571

slide · slip

רָֽגֶלrāgel

foot(-ednounH7272

be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···

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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