Job 7 interlinear
The Hebrew text of Job 7 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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Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
הֲלֹא־¿ notInterrogative Particle + Negative ParticleH3808צָבָא[does] servicenoun sg m absH6635לֶאֱנוֹשׁ[belong] to humankindprep + noun sg m absH582עֲלֵיonprepH5921אָרֶץearthnoun sg f absH776וְכִימֵיand like [the] days ofconj + prep + noun pl m cstrH3117שָׂכִירa hired laboreradj sg m absH7916יָמָיו׃[are] days? hisnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3117 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
כְּעֶבֶדlike a slaveprep + noun sg m absH5650יִשְׁאַף־[who] he pants forverb Qal impf 3 sg mH7602צֵלshadenoun sg m absH6738וּכְשָׂכִירand like a hired laborerconj + prep + adj sg m absH7916יְקַוֶּה[who] he longs forverb Piel impf 3 sg mH6960פָעֳלוֹ׃wage[s] hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6467 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
כֵּןsoadvH3651הָנְחַלְתִּיI have been allottedverb Hophal perf 1 sg cH5157לִיfor myselfprep + sfx 1 sg cH9030יַרְחֵי־months ofnoun pl m cstrH3391שָׁוְאworthlessnessnoun sg m absH7723וְלֵילוֹתand nights ofconj + noun pl f cstrH3915עָמָלtroublenoun sg c absH5999מִנּוּ־people have allottedverb Piel perf 3 pl cH4487לִי׃to meprep + sfx 1 sg cH9030 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
אִם־ifConditional ParticleH518שָׁכַבְתִּיI lay downverb Qal perf 1 sg cH7901וְאָמַרְתִּיand I will sayConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 1 sg cH559מָתַיwhen?Interrogative ParticleH4970אָקוּםwill I ariseverb Qal impf 1 sg cH6965וּמִדַּד־and it will continueConsecutive conj + verb Piel Consecutive perf 3 sg mH4058עָרֶבeveningnoun sg m absH6153וְשָׂבַעְתִּיand I will be surfeitedConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 1 sg cH7646נְדֻדִיםrestlessnessesnoun pl m absH5076עֲדֵי־untilprepH5704נָשֶׁף׃twilightnoun sg m absH5399 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
לָבַשׁit is clothedverb Qal perf 3 sg mH3847בְּשָׂרִיflesh mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH1320רִמָּהmaggot[s]noun sg f absH7415וְגוּשׁand clod[s] ofconj + noun sg m cstrH1487עָפָרdustnoun sg m absH6083עוֹרִיskin mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5785רָגַעit has hardenedverb Qal perf 3 sg mH7280וַיִּמָּאֵס׃and it has runConsecutive conj + verb Niphal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH3988 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
יָמַיdays mynoun pl m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH3117קַלּוּthey have been swiftverb Qal perf 3 pl cH7043מִנִּי־more thanprepH4480אָרֶגa weaver's shuttlenoun sg m absH708וַיִּכְלוּand they have come to an endConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 pl mH3615בְּאֶפֶסwith notprep + noun sg m cstrH657תִּקְוָה׃hopenoun sg f absH8615 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
זְכֹרrememberverb Qal impv 2 sg mH2142כִּי־thatConditional ParticleH3588רוּחַ[is] a breathnoun sg f absH7307חַיָּיlife mynoun pl m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH2416לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808תָשׁוּבit will returnverb Qal impf 3 sg fH7725עֵינִיeye mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5869לִרְאוֹתto seeprep + verb Qal inf cstrH7200טוֹב׃goodadj sg m absH2896 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808תְשׁוּרֵנִיit will observe meverb Qal impf 3 sg f + sfx 1 sg cH7789עֵיןan eye ofnoun sg f cstrH5869רֹאִיsightverb Qal ptc sg m cstrH7210עֵינֶיךָeyes yournoun du f cstr + sfx 2 sg mH5869בִּי[will be] on meprep + sfx 1 sg cH9030וְאֵינֶנִּי׃and there not [will be] meconj + noun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH369 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
כָּלָהit vanishesverb Qal perf 3 sg mH3615עָנָןa cloudnoun sg m absH6051וַיֵּלַךְand it has goneConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1980כֵּןthusadvH3651יוֹרֵד[one who] has gone downverb Qal ptc sg m absH3381שְׁאוֹלSheolnoun sg c absH7585לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808יַעֲלֶה׃he will come upverb Qal impf 3 sg mH5927 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808יָשׁוּבhe will returnverb Qal impf 3 sg mH7725עוֹדagainadj sg m absH5750לְבֵיתוֹto house hisprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH1004וְלֹא־and notconj + Negative ParticleH3808יַכִּירֶנּוּit will acknowledge himverb Hiphil impf 3 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH5234עוֹדagainadj sg m absH5750מְקֹמוֹ׃place hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH4725 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
גַּם־alsoadvH1571אֲנִיIpron 1 sg cH589לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808אֶחֱשָׂךְI will restrainverb Qal impf 1 sg cH2820פִּיmouth mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH6310אֲדַבְּרָהI will speakverb Piel impf 1 sg cH1696בְּצַרin [the] distress ofprep + adj sg m cstrH6862רוּחִיspirit mynoun sg c cstr + sfx 1 sg fH7307אָשִׂיחָהI will complainverb Qal impf 1 sg cH7878בְּמַרin [the] bitterness ofprep + adj sg m cstrH4751נַפְשִׁי׃soul mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5315 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
הֲיָם־¿ [the] seaInterrogative Particle + noun sg m absH3220אָנִי[am] Ipron 1 sg cH589אִם־or?Conditional ParticleH518תַּנִּין[the] sea monsternoun sg m absH8577כִּי־thatConditional ParticleH3588תָשִׂיםyou will setverb Qal impf 2 sg mH7760עָלַיover meprep + sfx 1 sg cH5921מִשְׁמָר׃a guardnoun sg m absH4929 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
כִּי־ifConditional ParticleH3588אָמַרְתִּיI saidverb Qal perf 1 sg cH559תְּנַחֲמֵנִיit will comfort meverb Piel impf 3 sg f + sfx 1 sg cH5162עַרְשִׂיcouch mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH6210יִשָּׂאit will carryverb Qal impf 3 sg mH5375בְשִׂיחִיin complaint myprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH7879מִשְׁכָּבִי׃bed mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH4904 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
וְחִתַּתַּנִיand you will dismay meConsecutive conj + verb Piel Consecutive perf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH2865בַחֲלֹמוֹתby dreamsprep + noun pl f absH2472וּמֵחֶזְיֹנוֹתand from visionsconj + prep + noun pl f absH2384תְּבַעֲתַנִּי׃you will terrify meverb Piel impf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH1204 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
וַתִּבְחַרand it choseConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg fH977מַחֲנָקstranglingnoun sg m absH4267נַפְשִׁיself mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5315מָוֶתdeathnoun sg m absH4194מֵעַצְמוֹתָי׃more than bones myprep + noun pl f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH6106 I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
מָאַסְתִּיI rejectverb Qal perf 1 sg cH3988לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808לְעֹלָםfor everprep + noun sg m absH5769אֶחְיֶהI will liveverb Qal impf 1 sg cH2421חֲדַלceaseverb Qal impv 2 sg mH2308מִמֶּנִּיfrom meprep + sfx 1 sg cH4480כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588הֶבֶל[are] a breathnoun sg m absH1892יָמָי׃days mynoun pl m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH3117 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
מָה־what?Interrogative pronH4100אֱנוֹשׁ[is] humankindnoun sg m absH582כִּיthatConditional ParticleH3588תְגַדְּלֶנּוּyou will make great himverb Piel impf 2 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH1431וְכִי־and thatconj + Conditional ParticleH3588תָשִׁיתyou will setverb Qal impf 2 sg mH7896אֵלָיוto himprep + sfx 3 sg mH413לִבֶּךָ׃heart yournoun sg m cstr + sfx 2 sg mH3820 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
וַתִּפְקְדֶנּוּand you have visited himConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 2 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH6485לִבְקָרִיםto morningsprep + noun pl m absH1242לִרְגָעִיםto momentsprep + noun pl m absH7281תִּבְחָנֶנּוּ׃you test himverb Qal impf 2 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH974 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
כַּמָּהhow long?prep + Interrogative pronH4100לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808תִשְׁעֶהwill you look awayverb Qal impf 2 sg mH8159מִמֶּנִּיfrom meprep + sfx 1 sg cH4480לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808תַרְפֵּנִיwill you let alone? meverb Hiphil impf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH7503עַד־untilprepH5704בִּלְעִיswallow Iverb Qal inf cstr + sfx 1 sg cH1104רֻקִּי׃spittle mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH7536 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
חָטָאתִיI have sinnedverb Qal perf 1 sg cH2398מָהwhat?Interrogative pronH4100אֶפְעַלdo I doverb Qal impf 1 sg cH6466לָךְto youprep + sfx 2 sg mH9032נֹצֵרO watcher ofverb Qal ptc sg m cstrH5341הָאָדָםthe humankindart + noun sg m absH120לָמָהto why?prep + Interrogative pronH4100שַׂמְתַּנִיhave you set meverb Qal perf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH7760לְמִפְגָּעto a targetprep + noun sg m absH4645לָךְof youprep + sfx 2 sg mH9032וָאֶהְיֶהand I have becomeConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 1 sg cH1961עָלַיon myselfprep + sfx 1 sg cH5921לְמַשָּׂא׃into a burdenprep + noun sg m absH4853 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
וּמֶהand why?conj + Interrogative pronH4100לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808תִשָּׂאwill you forgiveverb Qal impf 2 sg mH5375פִשְׁעִיtransgression mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH6588וְתַעֲבִירso may you take away?conj + verb Hiphil conj+impf 2 sg mH5674אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853עֲוֹנִיiniquity mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5771כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588עַתָּהnowadvH6258לֶעָפָרto the dustprep Definite + noun sg m absH6083אֶשְׁכָּבI will lie downverb Qal impf 1 sg cH7901וְשִׁחֲרְתַּנִיand you will look for meConsecutive conj + verb Piel Consecutive perf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH7836וְאֵינֶנִּי׃ פand there not [will be] meconj + noun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH369
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.