Job 21:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.”

Job 21:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 21:187 words

HebrewMeaning

יִהְי֗וּyihəyw

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

כְּ/תֶ֥בֶןkəteben

chaffpronH8401

straw · stubble

לִ/פְנֵיlipənēy

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

ר֑וּחַrwḥa

airnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

וּ֝/כְ/מֹ֗ץwkəmōṣ

chaffconjH4671

גְּנָבַ֥תּ/וּgənābatw

carry awayverbH1589

indeed · secretly bring · steal · get by stealth

סוּפָֽהswpāh

Red SeanounH5492

storm · tempest · whirlwind · Red sea

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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