Job 40:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.”

Job 40:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 40:197 words

HebrewMeaning

ה֭וּאhwʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

רֵאשִׁ֣יתrēʾšiyt

beginningnounH7225

chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···

דַּרְכֵיdarəkēy

alongnounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

אֵ֑לʾēl

GodnounH410

goodly · great · idol · might ···

הָ֝/עֹשׂ/וֹhāʿōśwō

accomplishparticleH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

יַגֵּ֥שׁyagēš

approachverbH5066

bring (forth · hither · near) · come (hither ···

חַרְבּֽ/וֹḥarəbwō

axenounH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

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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