Job 40:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”

Job 40:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 40:48 words

HebrewMeaning

הֵ֣ןhēn

beholdparticleH2005

if · lo · though

קַ֭לֹּתִיqalōtiy

abateverbH7043

make bright · bring into contempt · curse · despise ···

מָ֣הmāh

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/ךָּʾăšiybekā

((breakverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

יָ֝דִ֗/יyādiy

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

שַׂ֣מְתִּיśamətiy

appointverbH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

לְמוֹləmwō

atpronH3926

for · to · upon

פִֽ/יpiy

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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