Hebrew Interlinear

Job 23:17 Interlinear

“ Because I was not cut off before the darkness before neither hath he covered the darkness”

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Job 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	נִ֭צְמַתִּי	H6789	Because I was not cut off	to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
4	וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י	H6440	before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
5	חֹ֑שֶׁךְ	H2822	the darkness	the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
6	וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י	H6440	before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
7	כִּסָּה	H3680	neither hath he covered	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
8	אֹֽפֶל׃	H652	the darkness	dusk

Job 23:17 (current) Because I was not cut off before the darkness before neither hath he covered the darkness