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Job 17:14 — King James Version← Study notes

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.


Job 17:14Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 17:147 words
HebrewMeaning
לַ/שַּׁ֣חַתlašaḥat
corruptionpronH7845
destruction · ditch · grave · pit
קָ֭רָאתִיqārāʾtiy
bewrayverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
אָ֣בִ/יʾābiy
fathernounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
אָ֑תָּהʾātāh
theeprepH859
thou · ye · you
אִמִּ֥/יʾimiy
damnounH517
mother · parting
וַ֝/אֲחֹתִ֗/יwaʾăḥōtiy
otherconjH269
sister · together
לָֽ/רִמָּֽהlārimāh
wormpronH7415
Words 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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