Job 40:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.”

Job 40:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 40:57 words

HebrewMeaning

אַחַ֣תʾaḥat

one timeadjH259

alike · alone · altogether · and ···

דִּ֭בַּרְתִּיdibarətiy

I have spokenverbH1696

appoint · bid · command · commune ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אֶֽעֱנֶ֑הʾeʿĕneh

I will answerverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

וּ֝/שְׁתַּ֗יִםwšətayim

and two timesconjH8147

couple · double · second · twain ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אוֹסִֽיףʾwōsiyp

I will repeatverbH3254

again · any more · cease · come more ···

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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