Hebrew Interlinear

Job 17:14 Interlinear

“to corruption I have said Thou art my father Thou art my mother and my sister to the worm”

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Job 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לַשַּׁ֣חַת	H7845	to corruption	a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
2	קָ֭רָאתִי	H7121	I have said	to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
3	אָ֣בִי	H1	Thou art my father	father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
4	אָ֑תָּה	H859		thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
5	אִמִּ֥י	H517	Thou art my mother	a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
6	וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י	H269	and my sister	a sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively)
7	לָֽרִמָּֽה׃	H7415	to the worm	a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively

Job 17:14 (current)to corruption I have said Thou art my father Thou art my mother and my sister to the worm