Job 20:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”

Job 20:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 20:58 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

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

רִנְנַ֣תrinənat

joyfulnounH7445

singing · triumphing

רְ֭שָׁעִיםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

מִ/קָּר֑וֹבmiqārwōb

alliedpronH7138

approach · at hand · any of kin · kinsfold ···

וְ/שִׂמְחַ֖תwəśiməḥat

gladnessconjH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

חָנֵ֣ףḥānēp

hypocriteadjH2611

עֲדֵיʿădēy

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

רָֽגַעrāgaʿ

instantnounH7281

moment · space · suddenly

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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