“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
Job 23:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Job 23:128 words
HebrewMeaning
מִצְוַ֣תmiṣəwat
the commandment ofnounH4687
law · ordinance · precept
שְׂ֭פָתָי/וśəpātāyw
lips hisnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אָמִ֑ישׁʾāmiyš
I have ceasedverbH4185
depart · go back · remove · take away
מֵ֝/חֻקִּ֗/יmēḥuqiy
more than portion mypronH2706
bound · commandment · convenient · custom ···
צָפַ֥נְתִּיṣāpanətiy
I have treasured upverbH6845
hide(-den one · self) · lay up · lurk privily ···
אִמְרֵיʾimərēy
the words ofnounH561
appointed unto him · saying · speech · word
פִֽי/וpiyw
mouth hisnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
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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