Hebrew Interlinear
Job 40:4 Interlinear
“ Behold I am vile what shall I answer mine hand thee I will lay upon my mouth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֵ֣ן | H2005 | lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if | |
| 2 | קַ֭לֹּתִי | H7043 | Behold I am vile | to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) |
| 3 | מָ֣ה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 4 | אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ | H7725 | what shall I answer | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 5 | יָ֝דִ֗י | H3027 | mine hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 6 | שַׂ֣מְתִּי | H7760 | thee I will lay | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 7 | לְמוֹ | H3926 | upon | to or for |
| 8 | פִֽי׃ | H6310 | my mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
Verse Context
Job 40:3answered Then Job the LORD and said...
Job 40:4 (current) Behold I am vile what shall I answer mine hand thee I will lay upon my mouth
Job 40:5Once have I spoken but I will not answer yea twice ...