Job 33:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.”

Job 33:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 33:187 words

HebrewMeaning

יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyaḥəśōkə

assuageverbH2820

darken · forbear · hinder · hold back ···

נַ֭פְשׁ/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

מִנִּיminiy

abovepronH4480

after · among · at · because of ···

שָׁ֑חַתšāḥat

corruptionnounH7845

destruction · ditch · grave · pit

וְ֝/חַיָּת֗/וֹwəḥayātwō

aliveconjH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

מֵ/עֲבֹ֥רmēʿăbōr

alienatepronH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

בַּ/שָּֽׁלַחbašālaḥ

dartpronH7973

plant · put off · sword · weapon

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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