Job 26 interlinear
The Hebrew text of Job 26 word by word, with each word’s gloss, a short parsing and its Strong’s number, and the King James Version for comparison.
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But Job answered and said,
וַיַּעַןand he answeredConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH6030אִיּוֹבJobname m individualH347וַיֹּאמַר׃and he saidConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH559 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
מֶה־how!Interrogative pronH4100עָזַרְתָּyou have helpedverb Qal perf 2 sg mH5826לְלֹא־to notprep + Negative ParticleH3808כֹחַpowernoun sg m absH3581הוֹשַׁעְתָּyou have savedverb Hiphil perf 2 sg mH3467זְרוֹעַ[the] armnoun sg f absH2220לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808עֹז׃strengthnoun sg m absH5797 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
מַה־how!Interrogative pronH4100יָּעַצְתָּyou have counseledverb Qal perf 2 sg mH3289לְלֹאto notprep + Negative ParticleH3808חָכְמָהwisdomnoun sg f absH2451וְתוּשִׁיָּהand sound wisdomconj + noun sg f absH8454לָרֹבfor abundanceprep + noun sg m absH7230הוֹדָעְתָּ׃you have made knownverb Hiphil perf 2 sg mH3045 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853מִיwhom?Interrogative pronH4310הִגַּדְתָּhave you toldverb Hiphil perf 2 sg mH5046מִלִּיןwordsnoun pl m absH4405וְנִשְׁמַת־and [the] breath ofconj + noun sg f cstrH5397מִיwhom?Interrogative pronH4310יָצְאָהhas it gone outverb Qal perf 3 sg fH3318מִמֶּךָּ׃from youprep + sfx 2 sg mH4480 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
הָרְפָאִיםthe shadesart + noun pl m absH7496יְחוֹלָלוּthey are made to trembleverb Pual impf 3 pl mH2342מִתַּחַתfrom underprep + noun sg m cstrH8478מַיִם[the] watersnoun pl m absH4325וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם׃and [those which] dwell in themconj + verb Qal ptc pl m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH7931 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
עָרוֹם[is] nakedadj sg m absH6174שְׁאוֹלSheolnoun sg c absH7585נֶגְדּוֹbefore himadj sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH5048וְאֵיןand notconj + noun sg m cstrH369כְּסוּתa coveringnoun sg f absH3682לָאֲבַדּוֹן׃[belongs] to the Abaddonprep Definite + noun Title sg f absH11 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
נֹטֶה[he] stretches outverb Qal ptc sg m absH5186צָפוֹן[the] northnoun sg f absH6828עַל־overprepH5921תֹּהוּemptinessnoun sg m absH8414תֹּלֶה[he] hangsverb Qal ptc sg m absH8518אֶרֶץ[the] earthnoun sg f absH776עַל־onprepH5921בְּלִי־notnoun sg m absH1097מָה׃whateverInterrogative pronH4100 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
צֹרֵר־[he] binds upverb Qal ptc sg m absH6887מַיִםwatersnoun pl m absH4325בְּעָבָיוin clouds hisprep + noun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH5645וְלֹא־and notconj + Negative ParticleH3808נִבְקַעit is split openverb Niphal perf 3 sg mH1234עָנָן[the] cloudnoun sg m absH6051תַּחְתָּם׃under themnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH8478 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
מְאַחֵז[he] coversverb Piel ptc sg m absH270פְּנֵי־[the] presence ofnoun pl m cstrH6440כִסֵּה[the] thronenoun sg m absH3678פַּרְשֵׁזhe spreadsverb Piel inf absH6576עָלָיוover itprep + sfx 3 sg mH5921עֲנָנוֹ׃cloud hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6051 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
חֹק־a limitnoun sg m absH2706חָגhe has drawn a circleverb Qal perf 3 sg mH2328עַל־onprepH5921פְּנֵי־[the] surface ofnoun pl m cstrH6440מָיִם[the] watersnoun pl m absH4325עַד־toprepH5704תַּכְלִית[the] end ofnoun sg f cstrH8503אוֹרlightnoun sg f absH216עִם־withprepH5973חֹשֶׁךְ׃darknessnoun sg m absH2822 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
עַמּוּדֵי[the] pillars ofnoun pl m cstrH5982שָׁמַיִםheavennoun pl m absH8064יְרוֹפָפוּthey shakeverb Piel impf 3 pl mH7322וְיִתְמְהוּand they may be astonishedconj + verb Qal conj+impf 3 pl mH8539מִגַּעֲרָתוֹ׃from rebuke hisprep + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH1606 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
בְּכֹחוֹby power hisprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3581רָגַעhe stirred upverb Qal perf 3 sg mH7280הַיָּםthe seaart + noun sg m absH3220וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹand by understanding hisconj + prep + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH8394מָחַץhe shatteredverb Qal perf 3 sg mH4272רָהַב׃Rahabname TitleH7294 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
בְּרוּחוֹby wind hisprep + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH7307שָׁמַיִם[the] heavensnoun pl m absH8064שִׁפְרָה[are] clearnessnoun sg f absH8235חֹלֲלָהit piercedverb Piel perf 3 sg fH2490יָדוֹhand hisnoun sg c cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3027נָחָשׁ[the] snakenoun sg m absH5175בָּרִיחַ׃fleeingadj sg m absH1281 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
הֶן־there!InterjectionH2005אֵלֶּהtheseDemonstrative ParticleH428קְצוֹת[are] [the] ends ofnoun pl f cstrH7098דְּרָכָיוways hisnoun pl c cstr + sfx 3 sg mH1870וּמַה־and what!conj + Interrogative pronH4100שֵּׁמֶץa whisper ofnoun sg m cstrH8102דָּבָרa wordnoun sg m absH1697נִשְׁמַע־we hearverb Qal impf 1 pl cH8085בּוֹin itprep + sfx 3 sg mH9033וְרַעַםand [the] thunder ofconj + noun sg m cstrH7482גְּבוּרוֹתָיוmighty deeds hisnoun pl f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH1369מִיwho?Interrogative pronH4310יִתְבּוֹנָן׃ סwill he understandverb Hithpael impf 3 sg mH995
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.