Job 5:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.”

Job 5:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 5:116 words

HebrewMeaning

לָ/שׂ֣וּםlāśwm

appointpronH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

שְׁפָלִ֣יםšəpāliym

baseadjH8217

humble · low(-er · -ly)

לְ/מָר֑וֹםləmārwōm

abovepronH4791

dignity · haughty · height · (most ···

וְ֝/קֹדְרִ֗יםwəqōdəriym

be blackconjH6937

be dark · heavily · mourn

שָׂ֣גְבוּśāgəbw

defendverbH7682

exalt · be excellent · (be · set on) high ···

יֶֽשַׁעyešaʿ

safetynounH3468

salvation · saving

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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