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Job 23:12 Interlinear

“from the commandment of his lips Neither have I gone back more than my necessary I have esteemed the words of his mouth”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מִצְוַ֣ת	H4687	from the commandment	a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
2	שְׂ֭פָתָיו	H8193	of his lips	the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
3	וְלֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	אָמִ֑ישׁ	H4185	Neither have I gone back	to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
5	מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י	H2706	more than my necessary	an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
6	צָפַ֥נְתִּי	H6845	I have esteemed	to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
7	אִמְרֵי	H561	the words	something said
8	פִֽיו׃	H6310	of his mouth	the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos

Job 23:12 (current)from the commandment of his lips Neither have I gone back more than my necessary I have esteemed the words of his mouth