Job 16:13

His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
Job 16:13
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Original language (Hebrew)

יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י׀ רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ מְרֵרָֽתִי׃

  1. יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּya.So.bu“they surround”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from סָבַב · “surround” · Strong's H5437H
  2. עָלַ֨י׀'a.Lai“<on> me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. רַבָּ֗יוra.Bav“archers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רַב · “archer” · Strong's H7228
  4. יְפַלַּ֣חye.fa.Lach“he splits open”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּלַח · “to cleave” · Strong's H6398
  5. כִּ֭לְיוֹתַיKil.yo.tai“kidneys my”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כִּלְיָה · “kidney” · Strong's H3629
  6. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יַחְמ֑וֹלyach.Mol“he has compassion”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
  8. יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.Pokh“he pours out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “pour” · Strong's H8210G
  9. לָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retz“to the ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  10. מְרֵרָֽתִי׃me.re.Ra.ti“gall my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מְרֵרָה · “gall” · Strong's H4845
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)