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Job 4:16 Interlinear

“It stood still but I could not discern the form thereof an image was before mine eyes there was silence a voice and I heard”

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Job 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יַֽעֲמֹ֤ד׀	H5975	It stood still	to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
2	וְֽלֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	אַכִּ֬יר	H5234	but I could not discern	properly, to scrutinize, i.e., look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (
4	מַרְאֵ֗הוּ	H4758	the form	a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks),
5	תְּ֭מוּנָה	H8544	thereof an image	something portioned (i.e., fashioned) out, as a shape, i.e., (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of
6	לְנֶ֣גֶד	H5048		a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
7	עֵינָ֑י	H5869	was before mine eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
8	דְּמָמָ֖ה	H1827	there was silence	quiet
9	וָק֣וֹל	H6963	a voice	a voice or sound
10	אֶשְׁמָֽע׃	H8085	and I heard	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Job 4:16 (current)It stood still but I could not discern the form thereof an image was before mine eyes there was silence a voice and I heard