Job 40:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.”

Job 40:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 40:2311 words

HebrewMeaning

הֵ֤ןhēn

beholdparticleH2005

if · lo · though

יַעֲשֹׁ֣קyaʿăšōq

get deceitfullyverbH6231

deceive · defraud · drink up · oppress ···

נָ֭הָרnāhār

floodnounH5104

river

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַחְפּ֑וֹזyaḥəpwōz

hasteverbH2648

tremble

יִבְטַ֓חyibəṭaḥ

be bold (confidentverbH982

secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

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

יָגִ֖יחַyāgiyḥa

break forthverbH1518

labor to bring forth · come forth · draw up · take out

יַרְדֵּ֣ןyarədēn

JordannounH3383

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

פִּֽי/הוּpiyhw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

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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