Job 20:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”

Job 20:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 20:188 words

HebrewMeaning

מֵשִׁ֣יבmēšiyb

((breakverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

יָ֭גָעyāgāʿ

that which he laboured fornounH3022

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִבְלָ֑עyibəlāʿ

coververbH1104

destroy · devour · eat up · be at end ···

כְּ/חֵ֥ילkəḥēyl

ablepronH2428

activity · army · band of men · company ···

תְּ֝מוּרָת֗/וֹtəmwrātwō

changenounH8545

recompense · restitution

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַעֲלֹֽסyaʿălōs

rejoiceverbH5965

peacock · solace self

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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