Job 27:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?”

Job 27:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 27:810 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

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

מַהmah

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

תִּקְוַ֣תtiqəwat

expectationnounH8615

hope · live · thing that I long for

חָ֭נֵףḥānēp

hypocriteadjH2611

כִּ֣יkiy

andconjH3588

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

יִבְצָ֑עyibəṣāʿ

covetverbH1214

cut · finish · fulfill · gain ···

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

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

יֵ֖שֶׁלyēšel

take awayverbH7953

אֱל֣וֹהַּʾĕlwōha

GodnounH433

god. See

נַפְשֽׁ/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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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