Hebrew Interlinear

Job 31:30 Interlinear

Neither have I suffered to sin my mouth by wishing a curse to his soul

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2נָתַ֣תִּיH5414Neither have I sufferedto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
3לַחֲטֹ֣אH2398to sinproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
4חִכִּ֑יH2441my mouthproperly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
5לִשְׁאֹ֖לH7592by wishingto inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
6בְּאָלָ֣הH423a cursean imprecation
7נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃H5315to his soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

Verse Context

Job 31:29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me or lifted up ...
Job 31:30 (current) Neither have I suffered to sin my mouth by wishing a curse to his soul
Job 31:31 said If the men of my tabernacle ...

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