They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.Job 16:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
פָּעֲר֬וּ עָלַ֨י׀ בְּפִיהֶ֗ם בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה הִכּ֣וּ לְחָיָ֑י יַ֝֗חַד עָלַ֥י יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃
- פָּעֲר֬וּpa.'a.Ru“people have opened wide”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from פָּעַר · “to open” · Strong's H6473
- עָלַ֨י׀'a.Lai“on me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.Hem“<in> mouth their”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- בְּ֭חֶרְפָּהBe.cher.pah“in scorn”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶרְפָּה · “reproach” · Strong's H2781
- הִכּ֣וּhi.Ku“they have struck”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- לְחָיָ֑יle.cha.Yai“cheeks my”Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לְחִי · “jaw” · Strong's H3895H
- יַ֝֗חַדYa.chad“together”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יַ֫חַד · “unitedness” · Strong's H3162A
- עָלַ֥י'a.Lai“on me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃yit.ma.la.'Un“they mass themselves !”Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)