Job 3:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;”

Job 3:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 3:207 words

HebrewMeaning

לָ֤/מָּהlāmāh

how (longpronH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

יִתֵּ֣ןyitēn

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

לְ/עָמֵ֣לləʿāmēl

that labourethpronH6001

that is a misery · had taken · wicked · workman

א֑וֹרʾwōr

brightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וְ֝/חַיִּ֗יםwəḥayiym

aliveconjH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

לְ/מָ֣רֵיləmārēy

bitter(-lypronH4751

angry · -ness) · chafed · discontented ···

נָֽפֶשׁnāpeš

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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