Job 29:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 29:227 words

HebrewMeaning

אַחֲרֵ֣יʾaḥărēy

afterpronH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

דְ֭בָרִ/יdəbāriy

word mynounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִשְׁנ֑וּyišənw

they repeatedverbH8138

strike) again · alter · double · change ···

וְ֝/עָלֵ֗י/מוֹwəʿālēymwō

and on themconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

תִּטֹּ֥ףtiṭōp

it droppedverbH5197

prophesy

מִלָּתִֽ/יmilātiy

speech mynounH4405

answer · matter · any thing to say · to speak ···

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.

Church Fathers on Job 29:22

-23. They that heard me awaited my sentence, and listening kept silence at any counsel. They dared not to add any thing to my words, and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as the rain, and opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. For this awe of those under him we unquestionably believe to have been towards blessed Job. But as we have already often said, Holy Church being driven to extremities by the inflictions of heretics or carnal persons,…
Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 20 §1

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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