Job 23:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

commandednounH4687

law · ordinance · precept

שְׂ֭פָתָי/וśəpātāyw

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אָמִ֑ישׁʾāmiyš

ceaseverbH4185

depart · go back · remove · take away

מֵ֝/חֻקִּ֗/יmēḥuqiy

appointedpronH2706

bound · commandment · convenient · custom ···

צָפַ֥נְתִּיṣāpanətiy

esteemverbH6845

hide(-den one · self) · lay up · lurk privily ···

אִמְרֵיʾimərēy

answernounH561

appointed unto him · saying · speech · word

פִֽי/וpiyw

mouthnounH6310

-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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