Job 3:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;”

Job 3:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 3:215 words

HebrewMeaning

הַֽ/מְחַכִּ֣יםhaməḥakiym

longparticleH2442

tarry · wait

לַ/מָּ֣וֶתlamāwet

deadpronH4194

death · die

וְ/אֵינֶ֑/נּוּwəʾēynenw

elseconjH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

וַֽ֝/יַּחְפְּרֻ֗/הוּwayaḥəpəruhw

digconjH2658

paw · search out · seek

מִ/מַּטְמוֹנִֽיםmimaṭəmwōniym

hidden richespronH4301

treasure

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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