Job 15:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.”

Job 15:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 15:57 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

יְאַלֵּ֣ףyəʾalēp

it teachesverbH502

teach · utter

עֲוֺנְ/ךָ֣ʿăwōnəkā

iniquity yournounH5771

iniquity · mischeif · punishment · sin

פִ֑י/ךָpiykā

mouth yournounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

וְ֝/תִבְחַ֗רwətibəḥar

so you may chooseconjH977

appoint · choose · excellent · join ···

לְשׁ֣וֹןləšwōn

the tongue ofnounH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

עֲרוּמִֽיםʿărwmiym

crafty peopleadjH6175

prudent · subtil

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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