Job 31:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 31:17 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ֭רִיתbəriyt

a covenantnounH1285

feder · covenant · league

כָּרַ֣תִּיkāratiy

I madeverbH3772

be con- ate · covenant · cut (down · off) ···

לְ/עֵינָ֑/יləʿēynāy

to eyes mypronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

וּ/מָ֥הwmāh

and what?conjH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ןʾetəbwōnēn

will I look carefullyverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

עַלʿal

onpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

בְּתוּלָֽהbətwlāh

a virginnounH1330

virgin

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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Eyes and Intentions

Job says he made a covenant with his eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. That might sound quaint until you recognize what he's really doing: he's taking responsibility for his interior life. ...