Job 7:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”

Job 7:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 7:26 words

HebrewMeaning

כְּ/עֶ֥בֶדkəʿebed

bondmanpronH5650

bondage · servant · servant

יִשְׁאַףyišəʾap

desireverbH7602

devour · haste · pant · snuff up ···

צֵ֑לṣēl

defencenounH6738

shade

וּ֝/כְ/שָׂכִ֗ירwkəśākiyr

hired (manconjH7916

servant) · hireling

יְקַוֶּ֥הyəqaweh

gatherverbH6960

look · patiently · tarry · wait (for ···

פָעֳלֽ/וֹpāʿŏlwō

actnounH6467

deed · do · getting · maker ···

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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