Job 31:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”

Job 31:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 31:129 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֵ֣שׁʾēš

burningnounH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

הִ֭יאhiyʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

אֲבַדּ֣וֹןʾăbadwōn

destructionnounH11

תֹּאכֵ֑לtōʾkēl

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

וּֽ/בְ/כָלwbəkāl

all (mannerconjH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣/יtəbwʾātiy

fruitnounH8393

gain · increase · revenue

תְשָׁרֵֽשׁtəšārēš

(takeverbH8327

cause to take) root

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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