Job 29:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.”

Job 29:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 29:236 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/יִֽחֲל֣וּwəyiḥălw

(cause toconjH3176

have · make to) hope · be pained · stay ···

כַ/מָּטָ֣רkamāṭār

rainpronH4306

לִ֑/יliy

pron

וּ֝/פִי/הֶ֗םwpiyhem

mouthconjH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

פָּעֲר֥וּpāʿărw

gapeverbH6473

open

לְ/מַלְקֽוֹשׁləmaləqwōš

latter rainpronH4456

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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